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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Cities
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Florence
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Maastricht
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
10
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
Format
oblong
6
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
7
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
10
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
3
1
4
1
5
3
6
6
7
4
8
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
8
quadruple
1
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
gold
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
poor
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
14
French
14
German
2
Italian
9
Latin
13
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
10
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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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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