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
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Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
2
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
3
Casale Monferrato
1
Mechelen
3
Modena
1
Munich
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
4
parchment
4
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
4
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
6
12
5
13
3
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
4
8
4
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
4
single
5
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
1
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
hybrida
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 5, c. 1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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