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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Cities
Antwerp
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Florence
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Segovia
1
Toledo
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
tablebook
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Material
paper
3
parchment
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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3
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4
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6
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
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3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
2
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Indentation for initials: single
Multiple texts: no
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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