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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Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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Czech Republic
1
France
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Germany
3
Great Britain
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Italy
18
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Bologna
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Florence
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France
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1
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1
St Gall
1
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1
Venice
3
Verona
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Printed work
8
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
35
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
29
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
15
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
8
never
5
none visible
18
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
21
dark brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
27
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
20
11
6
12
8
13
3
14
1
2
9
3
8
4
17
5
16
6
24
7
13
8
17
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
29
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
35
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
23
quadruple
1
single
31
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
37
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
17
other
1
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
38
brown
13
dark brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
48
Monophonic Notation
absent
42
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
18
n/a
8
poor
2
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
cue notes
1
custodes
2
end symbol
6
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
3
French
19
German
1
Italian
12
Latin
44
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
37
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
13
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
18
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
9
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
8
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
20
n/a
8
poor
2
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
3
brown
14
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
14
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
8
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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