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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France
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
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London
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Mechelen
5
Munich
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1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
14
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
7
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
4
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
10
11
6
2
3
3
6
4
5
5
7
6
9
7
8
8
12
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
3
single
15
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
3
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
3
Flemish
2
French
6
Italian
1
Latin
13
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
4
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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