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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Antwerp
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Netherlands
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Savoy, France
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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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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4
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5
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6
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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3-part opening
4
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
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5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
1
single
5
triple
2
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
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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