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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Manuscript
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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tablebook
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paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
16
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
4
none visible
11
normally
4
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
single rastrum
12
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
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11
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12
1
13
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2
9
3
9
4
12
5
9
6
15
7
8
8
10
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
10
quintuple
1
single
17
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
21
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
12
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
7
poor
5
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
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English
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Flemish
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French
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Italian
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Latin
14
Spanish
1
n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
16
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
8
poor
5
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
3
grey
1
light brown
2
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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