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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Antwerp
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Vic
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
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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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never
1
none visible
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occasionally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
2
quadruple
2
single
7
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
8
dark brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: double
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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