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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Mechelen
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
16
Material
paper
1
parchment
15
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
none visible
2
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
16
Number of staves
1
1
10
15
11
10
12
5
13
1
2
2
5
5
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6
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9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
11
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
2
quadruple
2
single
15
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
red
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
16
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
5
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
9
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
16
display script
13
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
16
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
7
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
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Painted initials frequency: rarely
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3155 (= MaiM 209), c. 1515-35, All folios
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