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
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
3
Switzerland
4
Cities
Basel
4
Bologna
2
Brussels
1
England
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
Germany (South)
1
Halberstadt
1
Leipzig
1
Mechelen
1
Rheinfelden
2
Torgau
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
5
none visible
6
normally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
8
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
11
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
2
13
1
3
1
4
3
6
5
7
2
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
3
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
10
single
4
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
12
staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
not specified
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
3
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
10
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
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Extra space: none
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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