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
France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Switzerland
2
Cities
Basel
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Bourges
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
France
2
Germany
2
Leipzig
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
5
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
5
none visible
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
2
6
5
7
11
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
quintuple
1
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
9
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
poor
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
7
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
11
dark brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Type of script: cursive (Anglicana)
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: freehand
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Borders frequency: never
Type of notation: strene notation
Pricking frequency: normally
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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