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
4
Cities
Brussels
4
France
1
Mechelen
4
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
2
never
1
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
2
6
4
7
4
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
single
4
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
3
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
end-symbol
1
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Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Locations part of: Italy
Physical type: music treatise(s) containing polyphony
Presence absence of text: untexted
Type of script: cursive
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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