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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Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
2
Material
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
1
11
1
4
1
5
2
6
2
7
1
8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
3
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
quadruple
1
single
1
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 3-part consecutive
Indentation for initials: varies
Locations name: Torgau
Number of staves: 10
Ruling medium: straightedge
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.13 (Lat 456; olim V.H.10), 1481, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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