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