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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Brussels
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
2
parchment
8
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
1
often
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
11
4
12
2
2
2
3
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4
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5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
1
single
9
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
7
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
5
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
10
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
10
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Indentation for initials: double
Number of staves: 7
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Type of notation: void mensural
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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