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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Antwerp
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Coimbra
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Mechelen
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
5
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
2
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
1
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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13
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
7
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
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Penned initials frequency: often
Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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