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
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
7
parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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12
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13
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
4
quadruple
1
single
3
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
2
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Pricking frequency: none visible
Number of staves: 11
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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