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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Czech Republic
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France
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Switzerland
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Cities
Brussels
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Cognac
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Ferrara
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Flanders
1
Florence
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France
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Hradec Králové
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Italy (North)
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Mechelen
11
St Gall
1
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
21
choirbook (fragment)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
parchment
25
Format
oblong
2
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
25
never
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
2
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
23
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
15
11
6
12
2
13
1
2
3
3
1
4
4
5
4
6
8
7
9
8
13
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
6
quadruple
4
single
18
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
poor
1
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
19
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
9
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
23
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
12
partially texted with one or two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
display script
13
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
brown
4
gold
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
15
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
10
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
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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