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
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
2
none visible
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often
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sometimes
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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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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
6
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
2
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
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
7
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
poor
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
German
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
display script
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
poor
1
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
flourished
1
littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
often
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Type of script: roman
Type of notation: full mensural
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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