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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Cities
Brussels
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Ferrara
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
2
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
7
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
1
single
7
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
6
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
8
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
3
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part consecutive
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Monophonic notation: present
Physical type: music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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