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
2
Italy
1
Cities
Brussels
2
Florence
1
Mechelen
2
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
2
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
3
12
2
13
1
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
3
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
2
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
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Colour of notation: red
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 11
Separate text: no separate text
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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