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
7
Cities
Brussels
5
Mechelen
7
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
occasionally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
7
12
3
13
1
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
4
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
7
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
1
single
7
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
5
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
7
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
Other Decoration Type
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Indentation for initials: triple
Locations name: Mechelen
Locations part of: Belgium
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 11
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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