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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
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England
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Florence
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France
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Girona
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
2
Segovia
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Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
5
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
6
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
12
1
2
1
6
3
7
1
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
pointers
4
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
4
Latin
8
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
2
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Copy language name: Dutch
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
Production method: Manuscript
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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