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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Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
parchment
3
Format
oblong
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
2
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
quadruple
1
single
2
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
German
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Material: parchment
Number of staves: 5
Number of staves: 6
Pricking frequency: always
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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