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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Brussels
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Coimbra
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
paper
1
parchment
3
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
1
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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4
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5
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6
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
2
3-part opening
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
1
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
3
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
3
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Level of calligraphy text: high
Multiple texts: no
Painted initials type: decorated
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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