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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Belgium
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Brussels
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Ferrara
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Florence
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London
4
Mechelen
1
Milan
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Venice
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
6
partbooks (complete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
5
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
4
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
1
3
5
4
1
5
1
6
3
7
1
8
1
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
4
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
6
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
6
single
1
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
1
grey
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
3
flourished
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
4
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
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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