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
Belgium
2
Italy
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Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Brussels
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
Germany
1
Mechelen
2
Naples
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
2
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
4
12
1
2
2
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
4
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
3
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Italian
1
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
3
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
2
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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