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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Naples
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
3
parchment
2
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
3
normally
1
often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
red
2
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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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
5
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
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Other decoration type: littera notabilior
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Penned initials type: decorated with grotesque heads
Number of staves: 10
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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