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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Zagan
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
2
11
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4
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5
1
6
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7
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8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
3
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Flemish
1
French
3
German
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
red
2
Multiple Texts
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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