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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Countries
Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
2
England
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Florence
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
2
Padua
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (fragment)
2
Material
paper
2
parchment
5
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
12
1
13
1
4
1
5
1
6
2
7
2
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
2
quadruple
1
single
5
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
7
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
ornament
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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