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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Italy
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Silesia
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Cities
Basel
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Bologna
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
10
Format
oblong
3
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
6
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
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12
1
3
2
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
3
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
5
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
8
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
9
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
poor
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
5
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Disposition of voice part: 8-part consecutive
Locations name: Eton
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Other decoration frequency: often
Other decoration type: decorative final long
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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