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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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
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Florence
1
Mechelen
3
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
2
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
3
4
1
5
2
6
2
7
4
8
3
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
4
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
4
humanistic
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
8
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Borders frequency: rarely
Level of calligraphy text: high
Penned initials frequency: normally
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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