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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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Cities
Brussels
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Ferrara
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Flanders
1
Florence
3
Germany (South)
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Italy (North)
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Mechelen
6
Utrecht
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
4
12
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2
2
3
1
4
3
5
5
6
13
7
7
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
3
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
poor
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
2
French
6
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
12
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
8
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
4
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Level of calligraphy music: n/a
Pricking frequency: n/a
Number of staves: 12
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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