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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Cities
Brussels
1
Ferrara
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Hradec Králové
1
Mechelen
1
Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
parchment
5
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
red
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
2
1
3
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4
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5
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6
1
7
1
8
1
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
2
staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
3
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
gold
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
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Type of script: textura
Level of calligraphy music: very high
Colour of notation: black
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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