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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Czech Republic
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Antwerp
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Hradec Králové
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
4
parchment
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
1
5
1
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
1
gold
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
sometimes
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 2-part consecutive
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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