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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Italy
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Brussels
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Florence
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
12
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
4
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
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3
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4
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7
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9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
11
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
5
single
9
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
5
German
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
8
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
12
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Colour of text: black
Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 9
Separate text: no separate text
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
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