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
Arundel
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Brussels
5
Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
8
quadruple
3
single
7
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
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
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
8
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
2
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
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Kraków, Poland, Biblioteka Jagiellonska, Berlin MS Mus. 40098 (olim Z 98 and Z 8037), c. 1477-82, Discantus partbook, all folios
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