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
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Catalonia
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Florence
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Girona
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Mantua
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Mechelen
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Milan
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
21
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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tablebook
1
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
15
11
9
12
4
13
2
2
2
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
7
7
8
8
11
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
8
quadruple
2
single
15
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
14
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
10
Italian
3
Latin
21
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
11
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
poor
1
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
16
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
1
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
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
23
occasionally
6
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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