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
Brussels
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
2
parchment
7
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
1
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
9
11
4
12
3
13
1
3
1
4
1
5
3
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
9
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
1
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
5
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
9
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
8
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
9
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 8-part opening
Indentation for initials: single
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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