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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Germany
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Portugal
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Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
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Brussels
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Coimbra
1
Germany (South)
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Mechelen
6
Munich
2
Netherlands
1
Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
16
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
none visible
4
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
16
Number of staves
1
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10
12
11
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12
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3
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7
8
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14
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16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
16
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
5
quadruple
1
single
13
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
12
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
16
brown
2
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 9
Production method: Manuscript
Type of notation: void mensural
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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