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
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
2
Italy
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Bourges
1
England
2
Florence
1
France
1
Germany (South)
1
Italy
3
Savoy, France
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
8
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
11
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
2
13
1
2
1
4
3
6
2
7
3
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
quintuple
1
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
7
Italian
1
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
1
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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