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
2
Germany
1
Italy
5
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Catalonia
1
Florence
1
Germany (South)
1
Girona
1
Italy
2
Mechelen
1
Modena
1
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Spain
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
10
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
2
12
2
2
2
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
3
7
2
8
3
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
5
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
4
Italian
2
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Colour of staves: brown
Penned initials frequency: normally
Number of staves: 10
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 8, c. 1515-20, All folios
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