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
Belgium
2
Great Britain
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Italy
2
Spain
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
1
Catalonia
2
England
1
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Girona
1
Italy
1
Mechelen
1
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Rome
1
Vic
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
11
Material
paper
6
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
3
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
5
12
4
13
1
2
1
4
1
5
1
6
4
7
4
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
3
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
1
dark brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
11
pointers
4
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
3
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
5
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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