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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Cities
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Brussels
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Cambrai
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1
Mechelen
5
Segovia
1
Toledo
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
3
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
3
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
3
2
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5
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6
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7
5
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9
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
2
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
9
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
6
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
display script
5
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
3
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
4
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
Other Decoration Type
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Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Number of staves: 8
Painted initials type: decorated with grotesque heads
Painted initials type: zoomorphic initial
Type of script: display script
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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