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