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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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Cognac
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Florence
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Munich
1
Siena
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
4
parchment
1
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
3
light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
3
12
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
4
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
German
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
4
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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