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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France
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Florence
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Germany
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Halberstadt
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Italy (North)
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Leipzig
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Stirling
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
Format
oblong
2
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
8
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
single rastrum
3
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
4
12
3
13
3
14
2
2
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
3
8
3
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
5
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
9
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
10
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of text: brown
Material: paper
Ruling medium: straightedge
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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