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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Brussels
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
parchment
8
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
2
11
2
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
5
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
4
triple
2
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
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Borders size: partial borders: two-sided
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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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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