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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Countries
Belgium
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
1
never
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none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
2
12
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3
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5
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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
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
2
3-part single page
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4-part opening
2
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
single
3
triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
poor
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
poor
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Monophonic notation: absent
Presence absence of text: untexted
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Separate text: no separate text
Colour of text: black
Number of staves: 5
Indentation for initials: single
Number of staves: 6
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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