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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Countries
Belgium
11
France
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Great Britain
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Italy
7
Cities
Brussels
10
England
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Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
2
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Italy (North)
1
Mechelen
10
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Venice
4
Production method
Manuscript
18
Printed work
4
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
19
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
10
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
5
never
4
none visible
3
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
6
12
3
13
1
14
1
2
3
3
2
4
6
5
14
6
22
7
13
8
12
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
2
quadruple
2
single
18
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
n/a
4
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
4
French
11
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
19
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
13
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
n/a
4
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
15
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
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Number of staves: 6
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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