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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Switzerland
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
3
Format
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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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12
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
2
3-part single page
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
1
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
poor
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
poor
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Locations part of: Switzerland
Number of staves: 5
Pricking frequency: never
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS II.270, c. 1500, 121-144
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