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
Brussels
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
9
11
9
12
4
13
1
3
1
4
3
5
3
6
6
7
5
8
8
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
9
4-part opening
9
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
1
single
9
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
8
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
9
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
Other Decoration Type
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Copy language name: Latin
Locations name: Mechelen
Number of staves: 11
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Separate text: no separate text
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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