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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Antwerp
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Modena
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
6
parchment
2
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
5
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
8
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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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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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
5
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
6
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
3
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Extra space: none
Indentation for initials: single
Physical type: choirbook
Pricking frequency: often
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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