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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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
6
Material
paper
5
parchment
1
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
2
light brown
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red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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5
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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
3
2-part opening
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2-part single page
3
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
4
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
2
Latin
4
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
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Colour of Text
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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end-symbol
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Physical type: music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
Production method: Manuscript
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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