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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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
1
Mechelen
1
Naples
2
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
1
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
2
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
2
7
2
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
2
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
often
3
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
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Penned initials frequency: often
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Presence absence of text: untexted
Production method: Manuscript
Type of notation: void mensural
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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