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
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Great Britain
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Cities
Antwerp
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London
2
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
2
parchment
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
1
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
2
single rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
11
1
3
2
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
1
4-part opening
1
5-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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Penned initials type: decorated
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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