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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Austria
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Belgium
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Florence
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Fossombrone
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France
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Innsbruck
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1
Mechelen
4
Munich
9
Munich, Germany
1
Siena
1
Tarazona
1
Venice
1
Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
19
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
20
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
8
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
3
never
2
none visible
7
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
20
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
2
12
1
2
12
3
14
4
25
5
17
6
19
7
14
8
16
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
15
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
6
single
22
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
13
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
18
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
roman
2
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
16
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
5
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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