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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Belgium
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France
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Italy
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Cities
Bourges
1
Brussels
2
Mechelen
2
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
5
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
parchment
6
Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
2
12
2
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
3
6
4
7
3
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
2
quintuple
1
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
4
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
diagrams
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 31, 1494-98, All folios
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