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
Germany
1
Cities
Brussels
2
Leipzig
1
Mechelen
2
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
3
Material
paper
3
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
2
13
1
14
1
5
1
6
2
7
3
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
2
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
2
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
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
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
2
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
1
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
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
Other Decoration Type
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Material: paper
Indentation for initials: triple
Number of staves: 7
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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