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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Cities
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
5
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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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
1
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10
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
7
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
quadruple
2
single
8
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
2
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
6
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
Other Decoration Type
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Level of calligraphy text: very poor
Type of script: cursive (German)
Non verbal performance instructions: none
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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