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
Czech Republic
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Italy
1
Cities
Brussels
10
Ferrara
1
Mechelen
13
Prague
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
17
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
13
Format
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
1
none visible
1
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
17
Number of staves
10
15
11
7
12
3
13
1
2
2
3
1
4
2
5
4
6
9
7
10
8
14
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
2
quadruple
2
single
15
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
9
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
4
French
8
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
17
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
14
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
2
rarely
12
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
often
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Number of staves: 9
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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