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
Cities
Brussels
1
France
1
Mechelen
2
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
3
Material
parchment
3
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
2
2
3
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
2
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Borders frequency: rarely
Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Number of staves: 2
Physical format: upright
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 773, c. 1510-15, All folios
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