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