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
9
Physical type
choirbook
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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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
always
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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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sometimes
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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
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10
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
3
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
1
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
1
German
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
5
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
Locations name: Rome
Type of notation: void mensural
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.90, 1511, Discantus partbook (All folios)
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.1274, , Altus partbook (All folios)
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