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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Cities
Antwerp
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Naples
1
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
parchment
4
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
3
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
2
11
1
2
2
3
2
4
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5
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6
2
7
2
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
3
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
4
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
4
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
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Extra space: none
Material: parchment
Multiple texts: no
Physical format: upright
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.121, , All folios
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