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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
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Brussels
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Flanders
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Florence
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Netherlands
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
20
partbook (single)
1
Material
parchment
22
Format
oblong
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upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
none visible
4
normally
1
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
4
red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
21
Number of staves
1
1
10
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12
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19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
14
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
1
quadruple
4
single
19
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
20
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
4
French
8
Italian
1
Latin
21
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
12
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
21
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
16
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
17
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Material: parchment
Colour of notation: black
Painted initials frequency: rarely
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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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