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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Antwerp
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Flanders
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
2
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
4
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
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12
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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
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
3
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
3
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Penned initials type: plain initials
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
Monophonic notation: absent
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Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 1 (olim M(D)), 16th century, All folios
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