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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Brussels
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Savoy, France
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
parchment
4
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
2
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
2
7
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8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
1
4-part opening
4
5-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
single
4
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
littera notabilior
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Copy language name: Latin
Material: parchment
Number of staves: 8
Penned initials type: flourished
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.2 (Lat. 457; olim VI.H.I), c. 1505, All folios
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