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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Cities
Brussels
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Flanders
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
parchment
4
Format
oblong
1
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
4
1
5
2
6
3
7
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8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
3
5-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
quadruple
2
single
3
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: red
Colour of text: red
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Ruling medium: freehand
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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