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
Brussels
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Netherlands
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
15
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
none visible
4
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
15
Number of staves
1
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10
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12
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4
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
10
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
1
quadruple
2
single
15
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
5
German
1
Latin
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
7
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
13
display script
14
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
11
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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banner
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Number of staves: 8
Physical format: upright
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Separate text: no separate text
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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