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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
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Cities
Brussels
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Mechelen
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Naples
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Netherlands
1
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
parchment
3
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
2
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
2
12
1
2
1
3
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4
2
5
3
6
2
7
1
8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
2
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
diagrams
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
Toledo, Spain, Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, MS Reservado 23, c. 1520-1535, All folios
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