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
Austria
6
Belgium
20
Germany
9
Italy
2
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Brussels
14
Burgundy
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Coimbra
1
Flanders
1
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
19
Munich
8
Naples
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Tarazona
1
Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
40
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
39
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
39
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
2
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
35
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
40
Number of staves
1
1
10
25
11
14
12
5
2
10
3
9
4
13
5
20
6
25
7
26
8
34
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
31
4-part opening
40
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
29
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
7
quadruple
5
single
36
triple
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
37
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
19
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
4
French
11
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
38
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
40
hybrida
1
textura
10
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
23
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
39
blue
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
37
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
20
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
25
occasionally
9
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
9
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
15
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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