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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Arundel
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Augsburg
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Brussels
6
Ferrara
1
Florence
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Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
7
Munich
2
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
12
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
12
11
5
12
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13
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14
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15
1
16
1
17
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2
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3
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6
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9
6
12
7
9
8
11
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
2
single
12
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
German
1
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
9
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
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Separate text: no separate text
Number of staves: 6
Level of calligraphy music: high
Number of staves: 10
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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