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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Germany
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Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Brussels
1
Germany
1
Halberstadt
1
Leipzig
1
Mechelen
1
Torgau
1
Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
3
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
1
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
12
2
13
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
single
4
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
2
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Penned initials frequency: rarely
Pricking frequency: never
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
Dijon, France, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 517, c. 1465-80, All folios
Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 120 (olim D XII), Early 1520s, All folios
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