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
2
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
5
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
1
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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2
10
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11
8
12
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13
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5
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6
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9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
8
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
3
quadruple
2
single
6
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 11
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Planned initials frequency: rarely
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Oxford, Great Britain, Bodleian Library, [Printed Book] Arch. A.c.10, c.1510-20, 34-43
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