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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Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
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Brussels
8
Mechelen
10
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Munich
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Naples
1
Netherlands
1
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1
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Toledo
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
21
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
3
none visible
7
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
21
Number of staves
1
2
10
17
11
8
12
3
13
1
2
3
3
2
4
3
5
7
6
10
7
10
8
15
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
7
quadruple
1
single
16
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
4
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
11
Italian
1
Latin
20
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
9
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
poor
3
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
12
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
3
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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