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
Antwerp
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Brussels
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Mechelen
5
Naples
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Netherlands
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
4
occasionally
1
often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
2
dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
8
straightedge
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Number of staves
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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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7
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7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
2
single
9
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
5
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
6
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
1
dark brown
2
red
7
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Planned initials frequency: rarely
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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