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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Countries
Belgium
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Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
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Florence
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Mechelen
1
Naples
1
Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
3
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
gold
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
2
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
2
11
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
1
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Level of calligraphy text: very high
Extra space: none
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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