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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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
2
occasionally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
2
10
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11
5
12
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13
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2
2
3
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4
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5
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
10
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
1
quadruple
1
single
10
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
7
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
9
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
9
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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