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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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single leaf
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Material
paper
7
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
4
none visible
7
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
5
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
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straightedge
13
Number of staves
1
4
10
5
11
3
12
2
13
2
14
2
2
7
3
8
4
7
5
8
6
7
7
4
8
4
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
8
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
3
French
3
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Ruling medium: straightedge
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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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