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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
parchment
12
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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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
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
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
10
5-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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quadruple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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end symbol
2
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
5
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
7
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
12
display script
11
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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
10
occasionally
3
rarely
3
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
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Colour of staves: black
Colour of text: red
Material: parchment
Number of staves: 8
Type of notation: void mensural
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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