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
Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
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Brussels
8
Mechelen
11
Modena
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Munich
3
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
19
Material
paper
5
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
1
none visible
6
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
19
Number of staves
1
2
10
16
11
11
12
3
13
1
2
5
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4
4
6
5
11
6
12
7
14
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17
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
19
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
9
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
4
quadruple
2
single
18
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
4
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (italic)
1
display script
12
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
18
brown
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
7
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
2
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
1
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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