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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Cities
Brussels
3
Mechelen
4
Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
paper
1
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
3
12
2
13
1
2
1
5
2
6
3
7
3
8
3
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
1
single
4
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
Other Decoration Type
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Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Number of staves: 9
Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Locations part of: Belgium
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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