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
3
Czech Republic
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
5
Silesia
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Brussels
2
Casale Monferrato
1
Florence
1
Germany (South)
1
Hradec Králové
1
London
1
Mechelen
3
Naples
1
Portugal
1
Rome
1
Verona
1
Zagan
2
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
10
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
16
Format
oblong
5
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
9
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
3
12
2
13
1
2
2
3
4
4
6
5
5
6
3
7
2
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
7
single
7
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
3
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
7
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
French
4
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
15
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
4
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
7
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
16
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 773, c. 1510-15, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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