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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
parchment
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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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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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11
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12
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13
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14
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
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3
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
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Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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Colour of text: black
Number of staves: 11
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Colour of notation: red
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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