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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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Mechelen
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Naples
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Paris
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Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
2
Format
oblong
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upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
1
none visible
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often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
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2
2
3
2
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
1
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Colour of notation: black
Monophonic notation: absent
Penned initials type: flourished
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 462, 1510-c. 1530, All folios
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