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
3
Italy
1
Cities
Brussels
3
Casale Monferrato
1
Mechelen
2
Netherlands
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
1
parchment
4
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
4
11
5
12
2
4
1
5
3
6
4
7
3
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
5
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
quadruple
1
single
5
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
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
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Number of staves: 11
Borders frequency: rarely
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 8, c. 1515-20, All folios
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