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
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
3
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
1
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
1
5
1
6
2
7
2
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
3
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
single
3
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
3
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
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Copy language name: Latin
Level of calligraphy music: high
Locations name: Mechelen
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 10
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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