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