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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
12
Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
7
Casale Monferrato
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Flanders
1
Mechelen
11
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
15
Material
paper
3
parchment
13
Format
oblong
1
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
none visible
2
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
16
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
9
12
4
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2
3
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7
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9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
16
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
2
quadruple
3
single
14
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
16
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
6
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
16
display script
14
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
14
occasionally
7
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
occasionally
1
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Painted initials frequency: rarely
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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