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
Germany
3
Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
England
1
Florence
7
France
2
Germany (South)
3
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
1
Padua
1
Pisa
1
Segovia
1
St Gall
1
Toledo
1
Utrecht
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
15
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
1
never
4
none visible
9
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
10
dark brown
4
light brown
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
10
11
4
2
2
3
3
4
2
5
3
6
10
7
5
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
11
3-part score
2
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
10
single
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
10
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
6
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
6
pointers
4
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
2
French
10
German
3
Italian
8
Latin
17
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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