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
4
Italy
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
9
Florence
1
France
1
Germany (South)
3
Mechelen
13
Munich
1
Spain
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
25
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
1
none visible
8
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
4
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
24
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
21
11
12
12
4
13
1
2
3
3
2
4
3
5
9
6
10
7
13
8
20
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
3
quadruple
3
single
23
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
9
Italian
2
Latin
22
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
17
hybrida
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
poor
1
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
grey
1
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
1
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
20
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
13
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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