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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Italy (North)
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Mechelen
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Verona
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
12
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13
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6
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
2
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
1
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
1
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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signa congruentiae
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Verona, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS DCCLIX, c. 1480-1490, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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