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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Italy
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Cities
Coimbra
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Florence
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Naples
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Rome
1
Seville
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
3
normally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
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reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
12
1
13
1
4
1
6
2
7
2
8
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
4
quadruple
1
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
4
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
7
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
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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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