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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Countries
Belgium
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Spain
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Bruges
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Brussels
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Italy
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Mechelen
1
Tarazona
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
3
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
2
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
2
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
3
3-part score
1
4-part opening
2
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
4
Italian
2
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
2
dark brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
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