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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Arundel
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Belgium
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Brussels
3
Florence
1
France
2
Italy
1
London
1
Lyons
1
Mechelen
4
Pisa
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
oblong
1
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
3
12
3
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
4
6
5
7
3
8
7
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
1
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
2
quadruple
1
single
10
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
n/a
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
4
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
4
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
n/a
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
normally
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
vignette
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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