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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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
6
normally
2
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
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gold
1
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
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2
1
3
2
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
quintuple
1
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
7
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
French
7
Italian
6
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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