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
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Belgium
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France
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
1
parchment
2
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
Number of staves
2
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
2
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
1
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
Penned Initials Type
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
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Copy language name: Latin
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Locations part of: France
Multiple texts: no
Planned initials frequency: often
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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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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