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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Flanders
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
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
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
1
quadruple
1
single
5
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
5
German
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
7
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
Copy language name: Latin
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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