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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Brussels
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Ferrara
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Mechelen
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Naples
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Rome
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Savoy, France
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
2
parchment
5
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
4
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
dark brown
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red
2
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
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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13
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2
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
4
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
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
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Other decoration frequency: often
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Colour of notation: black
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
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