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
11
Germany
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Italy
5
Netherlands
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Spain
1
Cities
Brussels
7
Ferrara
4
Florence
1
Germany (South)
4
Italy (North)
1
Mechelen
11
Utrecht
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
23
choirbook (fragment)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
25
never
1
none visible
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
24
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
17
11
7
12
2
13
1
2
3
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
8
7
9
8
12
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
22
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
8
quadruple
3
single
19
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
poor
1
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
18
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
6
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
24
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
10
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
display script
13
humanistic
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
1
brown
2
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
often
3
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
19
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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