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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Countries
Belgium
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Brussels
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Mechelen
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
paper
1
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
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12
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13
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3
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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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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
single
3
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
2
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Indentation for initials: triple
Physical type: choirbook
Planned initials frequency: rarely
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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