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
Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
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2
England
1
Florence
3
Girona
1
Italy
1
London
1
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1
Segovia
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
6
partbook (single)
3
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
5
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
2
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
4
11
3
12
1
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
2
6
2
7
1
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
1
French
3
Italian
4
Latin
7
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
5
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 5, c. 1515, All folios
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