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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Great Britain
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Cities
Brussels
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London
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Mechelen
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Naples
1
Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
3
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
3
12
1
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2
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5
8
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7
7
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8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
single
7
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
8
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
diagrams
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Siena, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati, MS K. 1.2, c. 1500, 1-207
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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