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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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Bologna
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Brussels
1
Ferrara
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Leipzig
2
Mechelen
1
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
5
parchment
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
4
none visible
3
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
5
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
3
13
2
14
1
3
1
6
1
7
2
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
3
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
poor
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
German
3
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Extra space: none
Separate text: no separate text
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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