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
Italy
11
Cities
Belgium
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Florence
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France
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
2
Naples
2
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
1
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
10
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
9
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
10
dark brown
4
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
2
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
1
6
10
7
5
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
9
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
10
German
1
Italian
14
Latin
12
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of text: dark brown
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Extra space: left below voice parts as part of grid
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Painted initials type: flourished
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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