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
18
France
3
Italy
8
Cities
Antwerp
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
11
Burgundy
1
Cognac
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
1
France
6
Italy (North)
1
Mechelen
15
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
choirbook
41
choirbook (fragment)
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
parchment
43
Format
upright
43
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
never
1
none visible
11
normally
5
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
3
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
43
Number of staves
1
1
10
24
11
11
12
5
13
1
2
4
3
2
4
4
5
10
6
17
7
21
8
28
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
35
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
14
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
32
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
43
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
19
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
brown
9
light brown
2
red
5
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
43
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
15
poor
1
very high
24
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
34
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
4
French
20
Italian
4
Latin
39
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
20
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
16
poor
1
very high
24
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
3
brown
8
light brown
2
red
23
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
27
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
29
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
19
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
27
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
10
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Material: parchment
Physical format: upright
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Type of notation: void mensural
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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