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
Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
1
Mechelen
1
Naples
1
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
3
Material
paper
1
parchment
2
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
2
1
4
1
6
2
7
1
8
2
9
2
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
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
2
fully texted with two or more texts
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
1
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Penned initials frequency: normally
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Colour of staves: black
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 431 (G.20), 1480-90, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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