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
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
3
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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
Ruling Medium
printed staves
3
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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4
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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single
1
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
Colour of Text
black
4
red
1
Multiple Texts
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
3
flourished
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plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 3
Type of notation: void mensural
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 510 (= MaiM 4), c. 1513-19,
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