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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France
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Bologna
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Brussels
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London
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7
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
14
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
2
none visible
6
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
14
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
5
12
2
13
1
2
3
3
2
4
3
5
5
6
9
7
10
8
13
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
7
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
14
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
4
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
3
French
17
Italian
2
Latin
17
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
7
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
poor
1
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: poor
Multiple texts: no
Planned initials frequency: normally
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
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