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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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
8
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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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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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
1
quadruple
2
single
8
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
8
display script
7
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
9
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
diagrams
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end-symbol
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Level of calligraphy text: very high
Number of staves: 5
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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