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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
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Brussels
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Florence
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Germany
2
Innsbruck
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London
7
Mechelen
2
Munich
7
Munich, Germany
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Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
13
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
9
tablebook
1
Material
paper
24
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
8
none visible
10
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
7
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
printed staves
4
single rastrum
15
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
3
10
5
11
1
12
1
2
12
3
27
4
17
5
17
6
18
7
14
8
15
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
11
single
18
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
8
poor
3
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
none
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
3
French
6
German
3
Italian
5
Latin
24
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
5
display script
8
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
10
poor
3
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
4
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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