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
Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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England
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Florence
1
Germany (South)
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Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
4
Munich
1
Padua
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
11
choirbook (fragment)
2
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
10
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
5
12
1
13
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
11
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
2
quadruple
2
single
11
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
5
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
6
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
13
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
ornament
1
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Monophonic notation: absent
Colour of notation: black
Borders size: partial borders: one-sided
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
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