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
Antwerp
1
Brussels
6
Mechelen
6
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
10
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
parchment
11
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
3
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
10
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
9
11
5
12
3
13
1
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
4
8
9
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
2
quadruple
1
single
8
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
Level of Calligraphy
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
5
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
6
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
7
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
5
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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Toledo, Spain, Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, MS Reservado 23, c. 1520-1535, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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