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
5
Physical type
choirbook
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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gold
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple 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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3
3
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part score
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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
3
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
dark brown
2
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
roman
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textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
dark brown
2
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
diagrams
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end-symbol
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Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 1
Copy language name: Latin
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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