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
4
Physical type
choirbook
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
2
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
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often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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4
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5
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6
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7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
3
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: no
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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