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
Italy
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Cities
Brussels
3
Florence
1
Mechelen
3
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbook (single)
1
Material
parchment
6
Format
oblong
1
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
12
1
2
1
4
2
5
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
5
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
quadruple
3
single
5
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
4
Italian
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
Other Decoration Type
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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