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
2
Italy
3
Cities
Brussels
2
Ferrara
3
Mechelen
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
parchment
5
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
2
11
2
4
1
5
2
6
2
7
3
8
2
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
quadruple
1
single
2
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
humanistic
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Borders size: partial borders: two-sided
Separate text: no separate text
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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