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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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
10
Material
paper
2
parchment
8
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
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often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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12
4
13
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3
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
10
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
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quadruple
2
single
10
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
5
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
8
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
10
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
5
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
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Locations part of: Germany
Material exact%3apaper
Multiple texts: no
Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Planned initials frequency: normally
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 8, c. 1515-20, All folios
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