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
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Mechelen
3
Munich
1
Savoy, France
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (fragment)
2
Material
parchment
8
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
6
11
3
12
1
13
1
4
2
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
quadruple
2
single
8
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
5
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
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Borders size: partial borders: one-sided
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Material: parchment
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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