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
France
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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Emmerich
1
Florence
3
France
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Köln
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
1
dark brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
2
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
2
1
3
3
4
2
5
2
6
4
7
1
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
5
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
5
German
2
Italian
4
Latin
6
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
often
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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