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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France
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Italy
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Mantua
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Naples
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
4
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
5
dark brown
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
9
3-part single page
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4-part opening
7
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
quintuple
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single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
7
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
9
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
7
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: 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
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: brown
Copy language name: French
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Monophonic notation: absent
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Physical format: upright
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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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