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
13
Germany
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Italy
7
Cities
Brussels
9
Casale Monferrato
1
Ferrara
4
Florence
1
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
12
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
25
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
24
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
17
11
11
12
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
8
6
9
7
14
8
16
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
5
quadruple
3
single
18
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
7
Latin
23
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
9
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
17
humanistic
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
2
brown
2
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
25
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
16
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
25
occasionally
3
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Borders frequency: rarely
Penned initials frequency: normally
Physical type: choirbook
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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