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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Brussels
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Mechelen
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
none visible
2
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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2
10
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3
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
12
4-part opening
12
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
2
quadruple
1
single
12
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
4
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
12
display script
10
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
12
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
5
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Number of staves: 9
Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
Presence absence of text: untexted
Disposition of voice part: 5-part consecutive
Colour of staves: black
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
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