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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
9
Silesia
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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2
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London
1
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Milan
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Padua
1
Rome
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3
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
16
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
9
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
14
normally
2
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
15
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
3
12
3
2
1
3
1
4
8
5
4
6
2
7
5
8
6
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
6
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
17
quadruple
1
single
12
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
15
poor
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
none
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
17
German
4
Italian
4
Latin
18
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
16
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
3
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
15
poor
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
14
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
11
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
often
2
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
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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