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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Germany
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Italy
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Silesia
3
Switzerland
4
Cities
Basel
4
Bourges
1
Ferrara
4
Florence
2
Freiburg
2
Germany (South)
1
Mantua
1
Modena
1
Rheinfelden
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
17
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
8
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
Format
oblong
9
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
1
none visible
11
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
10
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
12
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
1
6
5
7
1
8
2
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
18
quintuple
1
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
8
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
4
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
French
8
German
7
Italian
2
Latin
16
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
rotonda
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
5
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
8
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
4
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
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