PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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Number of staves
10
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4
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6
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7
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
6
3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
blue
1
brown
5
gold
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
6
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
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display script
1
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
1
blue
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brown
6
dark brown
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red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Colour of text: brown
Colour of staves: reddish brown
Penned initials type: flourished
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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