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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
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
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
9
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
2
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
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
11
fully texted with two or more texts
6
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
9
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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diagrams
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: brown
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 6
Ruling medium: straightedge
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 b, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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