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
Cities
Brussels
2
France
1
Mechelen
2
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
3
Material
parchment
3
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
12
1
2
1
4
1
6
2
7
3
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
3
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
Other Decoration Type
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Copy language name: French
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy music: very high
Monophonic notation: absent
Physical format: upright
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Dijon, France, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 517, c. 1465-80, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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