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
Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Eton
1
Germany (South)
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Mechelen
3
Munich
2
Netherlands
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
1
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
5
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
3
5
4
6
4
7
4
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
6
single
8
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
4
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
1
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Colour of notation: black
Painted initials type: decorated
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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