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
15
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
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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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never
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none visible
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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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
3
3-part opening
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4-part opening
15
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
15
quadruple
2
single
14
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
red
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
14
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
6
Latin
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
8
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
14
display script
12
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
15
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
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signes-de-renvoi
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Indentation for initials: double
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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