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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Countries
Belgium
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Czech Republic
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Antwerp
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Ferrara
3
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
Material
paper
5
parchment
4
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
4
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
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5
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6
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7
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8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
7
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
4
Italian
2
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of staves: black
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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