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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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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 opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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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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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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single
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triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
4
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
8
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
8
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
10
red
10
Multiple Texts
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
5
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
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Separate text: no separate text
Painted initials frequency: rarely
Multiple texts: yes
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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