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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Brussels
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Mechelen
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Vic
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
5
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
4
12
5
13
2
4
1
5
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6
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7
2
8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
3
single
3
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
dark brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Physical type: composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
Monophonic notation: present
Number of staves: 9
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Adhoc adaptation: staves extended into margin
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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