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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
2
3-part opening
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4-part opening
12
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
5
single
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triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
5
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
11
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
13
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
occasionally
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Production method: Manuscript
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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