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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Manuscript
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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Material
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
always
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
5
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13
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4
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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quadruple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
4
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
8
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
12
display script
10
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
12
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
often
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Pricking frequency: always
Indentation for initials: triple
Material: parchment
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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