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
France
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Italy
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Cities
Bourges
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Cognac
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Ferrara
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Florence
2
France
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Tarazona
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
4
parchment
4
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
3
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
2
6
4
7
4
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
quintuple
1
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
6
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
1
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Level of calligraphy text: high
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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