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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Casale Monferrato
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Germany (South)
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
13
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
Format
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
none visible
2
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
13
Number of staves
1
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10
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12
6
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4
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
9
4-part opening
13
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
2
quadruple
1
single
12
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
12
display script
9
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Number of staves: 11
Painted initials frequency: rarely
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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