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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Mechelen
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Munich
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Netherlands
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Stirling
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
4
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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occasionally
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often
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
8
quadruple
1
single
10
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
display script
8
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Colour of text: black
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Extra space: none
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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