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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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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none visible
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normally
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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
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
7
3-part single page
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4-part opening
8
4-part single page
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5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
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single
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
4
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1
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
1
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
8
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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very high
3
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
3
brown
3
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 8
Multiple texts: no
Borders 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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