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
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
12
choirbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
10
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
1
often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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2
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
1
quadruple
3
single
13
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
German
1
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
9
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
9
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Indentation for initials: single
Multiple texts: yes
Pricking frequency: always
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Separate text: no separate text
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
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