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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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often
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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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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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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
2
quadruple
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single
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triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
7
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
5
German
1
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
7
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
11
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 6
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Type of script: display script
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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