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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Catalonia
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England
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
3
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
4
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
3
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
6
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
none visible
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
8
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part consecutive
Indentation for initials: none
Other decoration type: diagrams
Painted initials frequency: occasionally
Ruling medium: straightedge
Type of script: textura
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
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