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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Brussels
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
4
parchment
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Format
oblong
2
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
4
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
1
5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
4
4-part score
1
5-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
3
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
4
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
5
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Penned initials frequency: often
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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