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
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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
5
Casale Monferrato
1
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
6
Netherlands
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
12
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
none visible
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
12
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
12
12
6
13
1
4
1
5
2
6
5
7
5
8
9
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
12
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
2
single
11
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
8
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
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Number of staves: 7
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 10
Painted initials type: decorated
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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