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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
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France
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Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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Bourges
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Brussels
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1
Mechelen
5
Naples
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Netherlands
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
parchment
13
Format
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
12
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
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11
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12
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3
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5
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10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
3
quintuple
1
single
10
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
1
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
7
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
2
brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 10, First decade of the 16th century, All folios
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