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
Antwerp
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
12
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
7
Format
oblong
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upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
9
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
9
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
16
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
2
3
1
6
4
7
3
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
16
quintuple
1
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
9
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
10
poor
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
9
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
14
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
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Locations name: Wittenberg
Indentation for initials: double
Physical format: upright
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2440, 1515-1525, All folios
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