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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France
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Cities
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Cognac
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Flanders
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France
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
18
choirbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
2
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
2
quadruple
4
single
17
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
4
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
17
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
8
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
20
display script
15
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
9
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
4
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
Pricking frequency: always
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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