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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Countries
Austria
8
Belgium
7
Czech Republic
2
Germany
10
Great Britain
4
Italy
2
Cities
Arundel
2
Augsburg
2
Brussels
5
England
1
Ferrara
1
Hradec Králové
2
London
2
Mechelen
7
Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
24
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
16
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
7
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
23
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
12
11
6
12
4
13
3
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
13
3
11
4
16
5
21
6
22
7
27
8
23
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
20
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
7
single
25
triple
5
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
20
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
5
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
26
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
20
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
27
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
3
brown
4
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
22
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
4
often
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Colour of notation: black
Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 7
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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