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
5
Italy
8
Spain
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Cities
Brussels
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
Mechelen
5
Naples
2
Rome
2
Seville
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Printed work
5
Physical type
choirbook
11
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
5
never
3
none visible
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
10
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
1
2
1
3
1
4
4
5
3
6
8
7
6
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
3
single
15
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
n/a
5
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
15
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
3
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
2
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
6
humanistic
2
hybrida
1
rotonda
6
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
n/a
5
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
2
grey
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
often
3
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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