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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Arundel
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Brussels
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
6
Material
paper
2
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
3
rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
quadruple
2
single
6
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Colour of text: black
Number of staves: 11
Production method: Manuscript
Separate text: no separate text
Colour of text: red
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Number of staves: 8
Number of staves: 5
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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