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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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
11
Munich
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Netherlands
1
Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
19
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
16
Format
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
none visible
3
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
19
Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
12
5
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4
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
12
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
3
quadruple
2
single
18
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
red
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
17
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
5
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
9
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
16
display script
13
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
19
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
15
occasionally
7
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
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Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Painted initials frequency: rarely
Physical format: upright
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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