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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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Brussels
3
Ferrara
1
Mechelen
3
Munich
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
4
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
often
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
2
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
5
7
5
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
4
single
4
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
5
humanistic
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Monophonic notation: absent
Physical format: upright
Pricking frequency: often
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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