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
37
choirbook (fragment)
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
41
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
3
none visible
11
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
29
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
35
straightedge
6
Number of staves
1
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21
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11
12
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13
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14
2
15
1
2
16
3
16
4
20
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23
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28
7
31
8
41
9
27
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
21
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
29
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
34
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
11
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
13
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
38
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
brown
9
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
21
poor
1
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
1
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Language
Dutch
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English
3
Flemish
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French
14
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
35
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (bastarda)
18
display script
21
hybrida
2
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
23
poor
2
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
2
brown
8
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
27
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
14
occasionally
5
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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