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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Brussels
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Netherlands
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
parchment
4
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
2
Ruling Medium
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
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12
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3
1
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
4
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
single
4
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
2
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
4
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
ornament
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Material: parchment
Other decoration frequency: rarely
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IV, c. 1520-30, All folios
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