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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Italy
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Cities
Bologna
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Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
8
parchment
2
Format
oblong
7
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
8
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
3
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
1
11
1
2
1
3
4
4
2
6
3
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
5
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
9
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
7
Italian
8
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one text
4
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
8
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
2
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Presence absence of text: varies
Production method: Manuscript
Physical type: choirbook
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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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