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