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