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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Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
18
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
13
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
3
12
5
13
1
14
1
3
3
4
3
5
4
6
7
7
5
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
13
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
poor
5
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
French
10
German
5
Italian
4
Latin
17
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
18
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
5
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
poor
5
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
3
dark brown
1
grey
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
5
often
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Pricking frequency: none visible
Colour of notation: black
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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