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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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
12
Material
paper
1
parchment
11
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
none visible
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
12
Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
7
12
3
13
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2
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4
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
12
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
1
quadruple
2
single
11
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
red
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
4
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
12
display script
10
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
12
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
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Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Number of staves: 10
Painted initials frequency: rarely
Penned initials frequency: normally
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 10, First decade of the 16th century, All folios
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