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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Belgium
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Italy
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
20
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
14
Format
oblong
2
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
1
none visible
11
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
12
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
4
12
3
13
1
2
4
3
2
4
4
5
5
6
9
7
9
8
15
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
7
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
18
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
13
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
10
poor
2
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
5
French
23
German
2
Italian
6
Latin
21
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
7
hybrida
4
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
12
poor
4
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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