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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Antwerp
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Brussels
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Vic
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
6
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
5
occasionally
1
often
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sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
2
quadruple
2
single
9
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
4
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
4
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
7
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
10
dark brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Material: parchment
Number of staves: 8
Painted initials frequency: often
Physical type: choirbook
Pricking frequency: always
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Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
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