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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Brussels
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Ferrara
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Mechelen
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Padua
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
10
Number of staves
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12
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4
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
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2-part single page
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
10
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
4
quadruple
1
single
6
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
4
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (italic)
1
display script
7
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
rarely
11
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
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Borders frequency: rarely
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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