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