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
4
Physical type
choirbook
3
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
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Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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2
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4
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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
3
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
3
5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
1
single
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
2
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
4
brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
littera notabilior
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Borders frequency: rarely
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 e, First quarter of the 16th century,
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