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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red-brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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15
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
5
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
4
none
2
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
2
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
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
dark brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
Italian
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Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
signa congruentiae
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
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