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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Antwerp
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Brussels
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Flanders
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
4
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
3
Format
oblong
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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
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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3
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4
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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
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
5
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
1
quadruple
1
single
4
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Indentation for initials: double
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 462, 1510-c. 1530, All folios
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