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
Brussels
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Flanders
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
12
Material
paper
1
parchment
12
Format
oblong
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upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
often
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
13
Number of staves
10
12
11
6
12
3
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2
2
4
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5
3
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8
7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
10
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
1
quadruple
3
single
11
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
4
French
7
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
13
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
13
display script
12
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
13
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
Painted initials frequency: rarely
Multiple texts: yes
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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