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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Countries
Belgium
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Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
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France
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Mechelen
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Naples
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
parchment
5
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
3
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
2
11
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
2
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy text: very high
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: no
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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