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
1
Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
15
Netherlands
1
Cities
Augsburg
2
Bologna
1
Brussels
1
Florence
6
Fossombrone
2
Italy
3
London
1
Mechelen
1
Munich
2
Naples
2
Siena
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
3
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
16
Printed work
7
Physical type
choirbook
10
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
16
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
7
never
3
none visible
9
normally
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
9
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
2
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
2
6
3
7
4
23
5
10
6
12
7
5
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
13
single
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
2
not specified
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
n/a
7
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
roman
4
rotonda
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
n/a
7
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
4
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
5
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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