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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Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
4
Cambrai
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Flanders
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Mechelen
6
Munich
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Verona
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper
4
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
3
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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2
10
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12
2
13
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2
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3
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4
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9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
10
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
3
quadruple
3
single
10
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
4
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
6
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
8
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
12
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
12
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
signes-de-renvoi
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Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Indentation for initials: double
Colour of staves: black
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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