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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France
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
10
Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Mantua
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Mechelen
13
Munich
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Netherlands
1
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Production method
Manuscript
35
Physical type
choirbook
34
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
2
none visible
10
normally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
7
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
31
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
20
11
11
12
3
2
3
3
2
4
7
5
10
6
14
7
17
8
24
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
8
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
26
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
13
poor
1
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
3
French
16
Italian
3
Latin
31
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
17
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
17
poor
1
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
3
brown
5
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
35
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
14
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
19
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
21
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Borders frequency: rarely
Monophonic notation: absent
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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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