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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Countries
Belgium
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Germany
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Cities
Brussels
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Leipzig
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Mechelen
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
10
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
7
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
11
11
8
12
6
13
3
14
1
2
1
3
2
4
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5
5
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7
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9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
3
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
German
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
5
untexted
1
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
6
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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