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
France
1
Germany
3
Great Britain
4
Italy
5
Netherlands
1
Spain
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bologna
3
Brussels
1
Ferrara
1
France
2
Glarus, Switzerland
1
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1
Leipzig
2
London
4
Mechelen
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Seville
2
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Verona
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
11
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
17
parchment
2
Format
oblong
7
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
19
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
freehand
1
printed staves
4
single rastrum
13
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
5
11
5
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
2
3
7
4
4
5
3
6
5
7
5
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
9
single
9
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
3
other
3
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
not specified
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
5
poor
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
7
German
4
Italian
2
Latin
17
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
10
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
2
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
4
flourished
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Type of notation: chant (square)
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Type of notation: strene notation
Disposition of voice part: 5-part single page
Borders frequency: never
Ruling medium: freehand
Number of staves: 11
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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