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
6
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
3
Mechelen
5
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
1
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
2
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
6
12
2
13
1
2
1
5
3
6
3
7
4
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
2
quadruple
1
single
7
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
4
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
7
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
7
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
Other Decoration Type
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Colour of staves: brown
Penned initials type: flourished
Physical format: upright
Type of notation: chant (square)
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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