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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Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
10
Munich
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Netherlands
1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
18
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
1
none visible
4
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
18
Number of staves
1
2
10
17
11
10
12
4
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
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5
9
6
9
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16
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
13
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
2
quadruple
3
single
17
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
red
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
7
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
9
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
16
display script
14
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
18
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
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
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
end-symbol
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, MS Acquisti e doni 666, 1518, All folios
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