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