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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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
2
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
4
11
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12
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
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5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
German
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
4
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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