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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France
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Italy
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Cities
Bourges
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Bruges
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Cognac
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Ferrara
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Florence
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France
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Mechelen
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Naples
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Savoy, France
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Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
17
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
14
Format
oblong
4
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
8
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
21
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
2
2
3
2
4
1
5
4
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
10
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
16
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
12
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
17
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
2
French
21
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
16
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
7
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
21
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
7
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
often
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
flourished
3
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Copy language name: French
Level of calligraphy text: high
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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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