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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Belgium
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Cities
Brussels
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Mechelen
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Siena
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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
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
single rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
2
1
4
1
5
2
6
1
7
2
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
3
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
single
3
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
Planned Initials Type
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Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 773, c. 1510-15, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
Siena, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati, MS K. 1.2, c. 1500, 1-207
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