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
Germany
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Brussels
6
Mechelen
6
Munich
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
2
parchment
5
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
7
11
3
12
1
2
1
3
3
4
7
5
6
6
7
7
6
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
7
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
single
6
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
5
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
end-symbol
1
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Number of staves: 10
Indentation for initials: double
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 5, 16th century, All folios
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