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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Cities
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Germany
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Italy (North)
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
9
parchment
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parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
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upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
5
none visible
5
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
1
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
10
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
11
6
12
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13
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3
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4
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7
6
9
7
5
8
8
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
6
single
9
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
poor
3
very high
4
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
4
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
2
very high
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
1
grey
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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