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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Italy
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Arundel
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
4
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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5
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
1
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Other decoration frequency: often
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Penned initials type: plain initials
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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