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
Antwerp
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Catalonia
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England
1
Florence
1
Segovia
1
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
3
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
3
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
5
6
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7
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8
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
5
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
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Type of notation: void mensural
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Number of staves: 11
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 32, c. 1496-1498, All folios
Verona, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS DCCLIX, c. 1480-1490, All folios
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