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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Bourges
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
3
parchment
4
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
5
light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
4
2
1
4
1
5
1
6
3
7
3
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
4
Italian
2
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
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Oxford, Great Britain, Bodleian Library, [Printed Book] Arch. A.c.10, c.1510-20, 34-43
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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