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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Cities
Brussels
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Florence
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Italy
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Mechelen
1
Paris
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
2
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
9
normally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
6
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
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2
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4
2
5
1
6
3
7
2
8
4
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
9
Italian
6
Latin
8
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
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
10
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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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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