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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
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Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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Bologna
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Casale Monferrato
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Florence
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France
1
Mechelen
1
Modena
1
Naples
1
Rome
2
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
11
Material
paper
7
parchment
4
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
5
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
11
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
4
12
2
2
1
5
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6
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7
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8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
6
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
7
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
1
Latin
11
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
7
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
ornament
1
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Colour of staves: brown
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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