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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Italy
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Spain
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Belgium
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Catalonia
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Florence
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France
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Girona
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Modena
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Naples
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Savoy, France
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Seville
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
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upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
5
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
7
dark brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
12
2
6
3
7
4
8
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
8
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
French
9
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
10
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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