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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Cities
Brussels
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Mechelen
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
10
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
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none visible
1
occasionally
1
often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
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2
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3
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4
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
10
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
9
quadruple
1
single
10
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
10
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Type of script: display script
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. III, 1520-4 and 1524-30, All folios
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