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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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
3
Material
parchment
3
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
1
2
1
4
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5
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6
3
7
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8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
3
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
quadruple
1
single
2
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
Level of Calligraphy
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
Penned Initials Type
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Copy language name: French
Level of calligraphy text: very high
Number of staves: 7
Physical type: choirbook
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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