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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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Brussels
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Flanders
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Germany
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Mechelen
5
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
6
choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
5
12
2
13
1
2
1
5
5
6
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
7
quadruple
3
single
7
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
4
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
5
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
8
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
8
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
Other Decoration Type
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Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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Naples, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale, MS VI E 40, 1470s, All folios
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