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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Cities
Antwerp
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1
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1
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9
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Savoy, France
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Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
18
Format
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
1
none visible
5
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
4
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
14
11
7
12
4
13
1
2
4
3
2
4
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5
5
6
7
7
8
8
16
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
4
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
15
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
4
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
9
Italian
2
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
16
display script
12
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
1
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
13
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
12
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
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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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