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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Belgium
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Cities
Brussels
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Burgundy
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
3
Material
paper
1
parchment
2
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
1
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
2
11
2
12
3
6
1
7
1
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
2
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not 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
3
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Level of calligraphy text: very high
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 12
Physical type: choirbook
Type of script: display script
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
Naples, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale, MS VI E 40, 1470s, All folios
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