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
Cities
Brussels
5
Mechelen
5
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
3
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
6
12
1
2
1
5
5
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
8
quadruple
2
single
8
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
4
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
5
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
8
display script
8
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
8
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
Other Decoration Type
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Copy language name: Italian
Type of script: cursive
Penned initials type: calligraphic
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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