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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Germany
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Antwerp
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Arundel
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Brussels
10
Mechelen
13
Munich
1
Netherlands
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
22
Material
parchment
22
Format
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
1
none visible
6
normally
1
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
21
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
1
10
19
11
10
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14
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15
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16
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17
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9
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22
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
4-part opening
20
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
1
quadruple
2
single
20
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
5
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
7
Italian
1
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
9
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
19
display script
17
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
3
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
16
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of notation: black
Material: parchment
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 8
Physical type: choirbook
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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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