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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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Mechelen
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Munich
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
6
Material
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
1
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
3
12
1
4
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5
2
6
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7
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8
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9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
6
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
quadruple
1
single
6
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
2
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
4
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
6
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
ornament
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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