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
4
France
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Germany
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Great Britain
1
Cities
Bourges
1
Brussels
3
England
1
France
1
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
4
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
3
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
quintuple
1
single
8
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
4
Italian
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
4
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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