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
6
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Florence
1
London
1
Mechelen
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Munich
1
Naples
1
Stirling
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Windsor
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
11
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
5
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
4
12
2
2
3
3
6
4
12
5
10
6
10
7
9
8
10
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
3
single
10
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
brown
1
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
2
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Number of staves: 4
Colour of notation: black
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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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