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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
parchment
6
Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
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11
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12
2
13
1
5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
6
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
quadruple
1
single
6
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
5
Level of Calligraphy
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
6
red
6
Multiple Texts
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
Other Decoration Type
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy music: very high
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 11
Penned initials frequency: normally
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 65 (olim H.C. 48; = MaiM 5), c. 1515-20, All folios
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