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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Casale Monferrato
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Flanders
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
13
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
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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4
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5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
10
4-part opening
16
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
1
quadruple
3
single
14
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
14
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
5
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
10
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
14
display script
13
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
16
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Painted initials frequency: rarely
Pricking frequency: always
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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