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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Mechelen
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
3
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
6
12
4
13
2
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
5
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6
7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
2
single
7
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
5
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
8
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Number of staves: 6
Penned initials type: plain initials
Pricking frequency: always
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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