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
Italy
8
Switzerland
1
Cities
Florence
2
Fossombrone
1
France
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Modena
1
Naples
1
Padua
1
Rome
1
St Gall
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
7
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
8
parchment
2
Format
oblong
5
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
3
never
3
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
3
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
4
2
5
2
6
4
7
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
5
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
n/a
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
6
Italian
3
Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
n/a
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
5
dark brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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