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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
3
Italy
1
Cities
Brussels
1
Mechelen
3
Naples
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
1
parchment
4
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
2
5
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
3
7
4
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
single
3
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
diagrams
1
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Colour of notation: black
Number of staves: 2
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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