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
1
Cities
Brussels
2
Florence
1
Mechelen
1
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
2
partbook (single)
1
Material
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
3
1
4
2
5
2
6
2
7
2
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
3-part opening
1
4-part opening
2
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
quadruple
1
single
3
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
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Pricking frequency: none visible
Material: parchment
Colour of notation: black
Multiple texts: yes
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 22, c. 1500-05, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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