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
9
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
9
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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3
10
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11
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12
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13
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part score
1
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
5
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
Italian
2
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
9
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
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Penned initials frequency: often
Pricking frequency: none visible
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
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