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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Countries
Belgium
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Italy
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Portugal
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
14
Netherlands
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Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
25
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
19
Format
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
none visible
4
normally
1
often
5
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
5
red
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
24
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
21
11
12
12
6
13
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2
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4
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6
9
7
12
8
19
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
17
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
4
quadruple
3
single
22
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
22
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
7
Latin
24
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
19
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
brown
2
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
25
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
21
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Colour of text: black
Physical type: choirbook
Painted initials frequency: rarely
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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