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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Countries
Belgium
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Italy
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Antwerp
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Mechelen
9
Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
14
Material
paper
2
parchment
12
Format
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
none visible
2
normally
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often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
12
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
1
quadruple
2
single
14
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
display script
11
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
1
brown
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Borders frequency: always
Borders size: partial borders: two- and three-sided
Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Type of notation: void mensural
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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