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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Countries
Belgium
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France
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
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Cambrai
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Casale Monferrato
1
Italy (North)
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Mantua
1
Mechelen
3
Modena
1
Padua
1
Vic
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
6
parchment
2
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
3
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
3
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
5
12
3
2
1
5
1
6
3
7
3
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
8
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
6
single
4
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
4
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Material: paper
Other decoration type: Voice-names
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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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