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
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
3
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
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none visible
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
6
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
8
12
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13
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14
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15
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4
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
2
single
6
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
8
dark brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Indentation for initials: double
Number of staves: 12
Physical type: choirbook
Production method: Manuscript
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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