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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Bologna
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Brussels
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Cambrai
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Florence
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Leipzig
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Netherlands
1
Siena
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Stirling
1
Torgau
1
Vic
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
2
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
6
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
5
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
10
11
6
12
5
13
2
4
2
5
3
6
3
7
2
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
6
single
7
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
4
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
German
1
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one text
10
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
littera notabilior
2
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Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Extra space: none
Separate text: no separate text
Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Multiple texts: no
Painted initials frequency: never
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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 12, 1515-20, All folios
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