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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Italy
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Cities
Bourges
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Bruges
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Brussels
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Catalonia
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Cognac
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Italy
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Naples
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
choirbook
23
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
1
none visible
13
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
13
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
1
6
10
7
5
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
21
3-part score
2
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
19
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
17
quintuple
1
single
14
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
26
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
15
dark brown
3
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
14
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
French
17
German
1
Italian
11
Latin
20
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
15
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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