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
Germany
1
Great Britain
6
Italy
7
Spain
1
Cities
Austria
1
Bologna
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Catalonia
1
Florence
2
Germany (South)
1
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
2
London
5
Mantua
1
Padua
1
Pisa
1
Stirling
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
16
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
9
none visible
6
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
printed staves
5
single rastrum
5
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
3
12
2
3
6
4
2
5
4
6
4
7
2
8
3
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
9
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
1
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
3
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
16
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
16
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
9
red
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Penned initials type: plain initials
Separate text: no separate text
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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