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
Cities
Flanders
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Glarus, Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
single rastrum
1
straightedge
1
Number of staves
5
2
6
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
3-part opening
1
4-part opening
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
quadruple
1
single
1
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
2
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
2
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
Other Decoration Type
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Colour of staves: black
Penned initials type: plain initials
Physical format: oblong
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Pricking frequency: always
Separate text: no separate text
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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