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
Bourges
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Brussels
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Mechelen
9
Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
14
choirbook (fragment)
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Material
parchment
15
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
3
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
2
light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
10
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
1
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
14
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
poor
1
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
7
Latin
14
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
15
display script
10
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
1
light brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IX, c. 1520-30, All folios
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