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
1
Germany
1
Italy
5
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Bourges
1
Florence
5
France
2
Germany
1
Munich
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
6
parchment
5
Format
oblong
3
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
8
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
7
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
1
2
1
3
3
4
1
5
2
6
3
7
5
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
quintuple
1
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
8
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
8
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
7
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Monophonic notation: absent
Physical type: music treatise(s) containing polyphony
Copy language name: Latin
Production method: Manuscript
Pricking frequency: never
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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