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
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
2
quadruple
3
single
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triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
7
German
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Italian
3
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
display script
8
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
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normally
1
occasionally
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rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 53 (olim H.C.49; = MaiM 12), c. 1510-25, All folios
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