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
Germany
2
Italy
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Cities
France
1
Germany (South)
2
Naples
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
1
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
1
11
1
4
1
6
1
7
1
8
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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