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
3
Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
2
Mechelen
2
Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
parchment
4
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
3
12
1
13
1
2
1
4
1
6
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
4
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
1
single
3
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
Other Decoration Type
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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