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
15
Germany
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Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
1
Brussels
10
Flanders
1
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
14
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
22
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
22
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
20
11
11
12
4
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
3
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5
5
11
6
14
7
15
8
21
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
15
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
1
quadruple
5
single
20
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
6
German
1
Latin
21
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
display script
23
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
9
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
3
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
23
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
16
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
19
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Miniatures frequency: rarely
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3 (olim H.C.1; = MaiM 8), c. 1520-5, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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