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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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
12
Ferrara
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
16
Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
choirbook
26
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
4
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
5
quadruple
3
single
21
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
7
German
1
Latin
24
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
21
display script
20
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
1
brown
1
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
17
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
26
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Miniatures frequency: rarely
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS II.270, c. 1500, 121-144
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