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
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Cities
Brussels
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Flanders
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Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
2
Material
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
5
2
6
2
7
1
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
3
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
3
quadruple
3
single
2
triple
3
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
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
Other Decoration Type
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Indentation for initials: quadruple
Miniatures frequency: rarely
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 22, c. 1500-05, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 5, c. 1515, All folios
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