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
16
Physical type
choirbook
14
partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
1
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
none visible
16
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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1
10
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11
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2
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5
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6
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7
5
8
8
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
12
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
9
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
10
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
9
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
16
Italian
6
Latin
12
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
3
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Pricking frequency: none visible
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Copy language name: French
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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