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
Cities
Brussels
2
Mechelen
3
Netherlands
1
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
6
Material
parchment
6
Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
6
11
6
12
3
13
1
5
2
6
2
7
3
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
6
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
quadruple
1
single
6
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
4
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
4
Level of Calligraphy
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
6
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
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Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Indentation for initials: triple
Material: parchment
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Number of staves: 11
Painted initials frequency: rarely
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
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