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
8
Italy
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Cities
Brussels
6
Ferrara
1
France
1
Mechelen
8
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
13
Material
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
13
Number of staves
1
1
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11
11
3
12
1
2
3
3
1
4
2
5
5
6
5
7
8
8
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9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
1
quadruple
3
single
11
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
6
Italian
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
10
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
3
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 17, First half of 16th century, Altus
Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 17, First half of 16th century, Tenor primus
Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 17, First half of 16th century, Tenor secundus
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