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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Mechelen
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
3
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
2
10
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11
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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
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
1
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
dark brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part score
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Planned initials frequency: sometimes
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
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