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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Cities
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Milan
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1
Production method
Manuscript
40
Physical type
choirbook
24
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
printed book with interpolated polyphony
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tablebook
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Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
2
none visible
24
normally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
19
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
25
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
2
10
13
11
7
12
5
13
2
14
1
15
1
2
2
3
7
4
11
5
8
6
19
7
12
8
17
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
20
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
24
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
22
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
20
triple
8
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
9
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
17
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
21
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
full mensural
4
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
13
poor
5
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
14
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
2
French
24
German
1
Italian
15
Latin
30
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
13
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
7
display script
10
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
15
poor
7
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
3
brown
24
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
3
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
15
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
littera notabilior
2
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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