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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Countries
Belgium
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Italy
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Cities
Basel
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Catalonia
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Florence
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Girona
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
tablebook
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Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
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12
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3
2
4
4
5
1
6
2
7
1
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
5
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
blue
1
brown
2
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
6
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Penned initials frequency: normally
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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