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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Austria
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Cities
Brussels
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France
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Spain
1
Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
2
parchment
3
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
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2
2
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4
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5
5
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6
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7
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8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
end-symbol
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Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Number of staves: 4
Multiple texts: yes
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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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