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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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
2
parchment
3
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
1
normally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
2
light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
5
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Number of staves: 9
Penned initials frequency: normally
Pricking frequency: often
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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