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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Cities
Brussels
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
6
Material
parchment
6
Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
6
11
3
12
2
13
1
2
2
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
4
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
quadruple
2
single
5
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
6
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
Other Decoration Type
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Copy language name: French
Material: parchment
Multiple texts: yes
Other decoration frequency: never
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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