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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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
4
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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13
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
2
quadruple
3
single
8
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
6
Italian
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (italic)
1
display script
8
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
2
brown
2
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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