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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Italy
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Ferrara
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Florence
1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
parchment
8
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
3
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
2
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
2
11
2
4
1
5
3
6
4
7
6
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
6
Latin
7
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Borders size: partial borders: two-sided
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Monophonic notation: absent
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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