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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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
1
parchment
7
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
6
straightedge
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triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
6
11
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12
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13
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14
1
3
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4
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6
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7
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8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
2
single
6
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
1
red
8
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Italian
1
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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