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
Germany
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Cities
Brussels
2
Leipzig
1
Mechelen
2
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
3
Material
paper
1
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
3
12
1
13
1
14
1
4
1
5
2
6
2
7
3
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
2
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
2
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
2
untexted
1
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Indentation for initials: triple
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 7
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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