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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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
13
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
parchment
14
Format
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
7
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
6
light brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
1
16
1
17
1
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4
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5
5
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7
7
8
8
14
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
3
quintuple
1
single
14
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
10
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
7
Italian
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
6
hybrida
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
14
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
4
light brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
2
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Material: parchment
Number of staves: 8
Level of calligraphy text: high
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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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