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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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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occasionally
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often
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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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
8
4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
7
6-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
1
single
8
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
4
Italian
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
8
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
2
brown
2
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Material exact%3apaper
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Physical format: upright
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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