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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Cities
Brussels
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Verona
1
Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
16
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
16
Number of staves
1
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10
14
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13
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2
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4
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
15
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
3
quadruple
1
single
15
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
German
1
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
6
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
11
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
16
brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
15
occasionally
4
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
occasionally
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
Ruling medium: quadruple rastrum
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, MS Acquisti e doni 666, 1518, All folios
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