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
7
Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
4
Casale Monferrato
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Catalonia
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Florence
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Girona
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Italy
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Mechelen
6
Naples
1
Rome
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Spain
1
Tarazona
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
15
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
none visible
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
10
11
5
12
3
13
1
2
4
3
1
4
3
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
4
quadruple
1
single
11
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
8
Italian
2
Latin
15
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
9
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
10
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
15
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Copy language name: French
Locations part of: Silesia
Monophonic notation: absent
Physical format: oblong
Physical type: partbooks (complete set)
Type of script: cursive (German)
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Harley 5242, c. 1509-1514, All folios
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