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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Naples
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Netherlands
1
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
parchment
7
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
2
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
3
12
1
2
1
3
1
4
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5
3
6
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7
1
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
2
single
5
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
French
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
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
3
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
ornament
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Copy language name: Latin
Level of calligraphy text: very high
Material: parchment
Painted initials type: decorated
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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