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
12
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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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 consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
11
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
5
single
10
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
5
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
5
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
2
brown
5
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
6
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
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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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