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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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
4
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
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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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normally
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occasionally
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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15
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17
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
5
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
1
single
10
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
8
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
8
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
10
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 7
Number of staves: 9
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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