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
7
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Antwerp
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5
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5
Netherlands
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
13
Material
parchment
13
Format
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
none visible
5
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
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12
6
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3
14
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15
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16
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17
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4
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8
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9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
9
4-part opening
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
1
quadruple
2
single
12
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
5
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
9
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Material: parchment
Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 9
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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