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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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
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Flanders
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Florence
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
5
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
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parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
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normally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
1
quadruple
2
single
7
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
1
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
3
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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