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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
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Germany
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Portugal
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
2
Coimbra
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Florence
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Mechelen
4
Munich
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
10
Material
paper
3
parchment
7
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
4
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
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11
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12
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4
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5
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6
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
10
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
2
single
8
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
6
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Extra space: none
Other decoration type: decorative final long
Painted initials type: plain initials
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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