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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France
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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Cognac
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France
2
Mechelen
12
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
1
light brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
19
Number of staves
1
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10
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13
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4
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
2
quadruple
3
single
17
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
4
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
16
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
7
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
19
display script
14
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
4
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
14
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Pricking frequency: always
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
Physical format: upright
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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