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
4
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
1
Mechelen
3
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
5
11
4
2
1
5
3
6
2
7
3
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
1
quadruple
1
single
5
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
5
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
Other Decoration Type
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Locations name: Brussels
Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 4
Number of staves: 5
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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