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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Bruges
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Catalonia
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Florence
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Girona
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Naples
1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
6
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
2
normally
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
2
13
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
3
7
3
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
9
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
3
Latin
7
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Material: paper
Other decoration type: end-symbol
Presence absence of text: untexted
Production method: Manuscript
Type of notation: void mensural
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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