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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Brussels
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Tarazona
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
7
parchment
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Format
oblong
4
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
2
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
5
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
3
11
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12
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13
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2
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3
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
2
dark brown
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
7
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
5
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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