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
6
Cities
Brussels
4
Flanders
1
Mechelen
6
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
1
occasionally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
3
2
1
4
1
5
5
6
6
7
5
8
6
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
quadruple
2
single
7
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
4
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
5
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
8
display script
7
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
8
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
1
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Indentation for initials: triple
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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