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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
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Cities
Brussels
9
Mechelen
10
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
11
Material
paper
2
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
none visible
2
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
5
12
3
13
1
2
3
4
1
5
6
6
8
7
9
8
10
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
10
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
1
quadruple
2
single
10
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
8
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
8
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
10
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 5, c. 1515, All folios
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