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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Countries
Belgium
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Czech Republic
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Arundel
1
Brussels
1
Florence
1
Hradec Králové
2
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
5
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
4
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
3
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
single
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
French
3
Italian
3
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
4
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
8
brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 120 (olim D XII), Early 1520s, All folios
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