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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Germany
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Freiburg
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
8
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
16
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
single rastrum
8
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
1
11
1
12
1
3
2
4
4
5
3
6
3
7
1
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
13
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
7
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
10
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
9
German
2
Italian
6
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
10
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
16
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
10
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
8
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
6
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Pricking frequency: none visible
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
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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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