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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Cities
Brussels
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Mechelen
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
parchment
5
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
5
11
4
12
4
13
1
2
1
5
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6
3
7
2
8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
5
single
4
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
5
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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