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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Toledo
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
2
parchment
3
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
3
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
5
11
3
2
1
5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
quadruple
1
single
5
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
4
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
4
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
Other Decoration Type
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Other decoration frequency: never
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Type of notation: void mensural
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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