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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Belgium
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Cities
Brussels
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Catalonia
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Girona
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Italy
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Mechelen
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Netherlands
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Stirling
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Vic
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
5
parchment
2
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
4
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
6
11
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12
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13
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
2
single
5
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
1
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Indentation for initials: single
Indentation for initials: triple
Pricking frequency: always
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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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