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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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
3
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
6
11
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12
2
3
1
5
2
6
3
7
2
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
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Separate text: no separate text
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Number of staves: 10
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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