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
Italy
5
Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Flanders
1
Florence
4
France
2
Naples
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
oblong
4
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
6
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
3
1
5
2
6
5
7
4
8
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
quadruple
1
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
French
10
German
2
Italian
6
Latin
9
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
5
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
7
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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