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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Spain
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
11
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
6
Format
oblong
2
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
4
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
5
12
3
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
1
4
2
5
2
6
5
7
2
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
5
none
4
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
4
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
12
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
4
Italian
3
Latin
11
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 7, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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