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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Casale Monferrato
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Florence
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Mechelen
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Padua
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Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
3
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
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12
1
4
1
5
2
6
3
7
3
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
9
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
2
quadruple
1
single
7
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
5
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
6
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
ornament
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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