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
Basel
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Bologna
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Brussels
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Coimbra
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Ferrara
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France
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
9
choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
6
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
4
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
11
Number of staves
10
8
11
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12
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3
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4
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5
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6
6
7
6
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9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
2
single
9
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
8
hybrida
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Number of staves: 8
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Type of notation: void mensural
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
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