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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Brussels
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Mechelen
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Verona
1
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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single rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
2
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5
1
6
2
7
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8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
1
quadruple
1
single
4
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copy language name: Latin
Indentation for initials: double
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Monophonic notation: present
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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