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
France
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Italy
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Cities
Bourges
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Florence
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
1
Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
7
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
7
normally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
4
dark brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
3
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
3
4
4
1
5
1
6
2
7
1
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
2
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
quintuple
1
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
8
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
8
Italian
7
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
7
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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