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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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
11
Material
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
none visible
3
often
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
2
10
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12
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13
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
11
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
1
quadruple
2
single
10
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
5
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
8
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
11
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
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Level of calligraphy music: very high
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 11
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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