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