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
10
Germany
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Italy
3
Portugal
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
6
Casale Monferrato
1
Coimbra
1
Flanders
1
Florence
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
10
Munich
1
Padua
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
17
Material
paper
6
parchment
12
Format
oblong
1
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
1
none visible
4
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
16
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
14
11
8
12
4
13
1
2
3
4
3
5
6
6
8
7
9
8
12
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
18
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
3
quadruple
3
single
14
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
17
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
7
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
14
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
2
brown
2
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
18
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
13
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Painted initials frequency: rarely
Separate text: no separate text
Type of notation: void mensural
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 31, 1494-98, All folios
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