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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Belgium
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Florence
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France
4
Mantua
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Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
4
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
3
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
2
5
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6
4
7
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8
4
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
7
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
7
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
6
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
1
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
Locations name: Germany
Number of staves: 5
Number of staves: 7
Physical type: choirbook (single quire(s))
Production method: Manuscript
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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