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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Italy
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Belgium
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France
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Naples
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Rome
1
Spain
1
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
5
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
3
dark brown
3
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
2
2
1
3
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4
4
5
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6
3
7
3
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
5
gold
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
French
7
German
2
Italian
4
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Indentation for initials: none
Number of staves: 6
Penned initials type: flourished
Pricking frequency: none visible
Separate text: not in dedicated space
Type of script: textura
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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