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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Arundel
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Brussels
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
11
choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
3
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
none visible
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
10
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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14
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15
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17
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8
8
11
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
9
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
quadruple
1
single
11
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
poor
1
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
10
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
poor
1
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
4
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Miniatures frequency: rarely
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 11
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Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 98, second quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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