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
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
1
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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often
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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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11
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2
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4
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5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
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4-part opening
4
4-part single page
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5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
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single
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triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 8
Type of notation: void mensural
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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