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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France
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Cities
Augsburg
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Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
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Production method
Manuscript
34
Physical type
choirbook
23
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
Format
oblong
11
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
4
none visible
21
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
21
dark brown
5
light brown
5
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
single rastrum
24
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
5
12
4
13
1
14
1
2
4
3
8
4
6
5
3
6
10
7
9
8
10
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
20
quintuple
1
single
20
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
34
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
11
poor
8
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
16
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
French
25
German
6
Italian
13
Latin
27
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
19
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
7
display script
3
hybrida
3
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
13
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
brown
31
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
9
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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