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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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
1
Florence
2
France
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Tarazona
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
3
dark brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
2
6
2
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
4
Italian
3
Latin
6
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
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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