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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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
parchment
4
Format
oblong
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upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
2
normally
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often
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
3
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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4
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5
2
6
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7
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8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
quintuple
1
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
3
Italian
1
Latin
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Multiple Texts
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Number of staves: 6
Borders frequency: rarely
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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