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
15
Germany
3
Great Britain
1
Portugal
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
9
Coimbra
1
Flanders
1
Germany (South)
2
London
1
Mechelen
14
Munich
1
Netherlands
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
23
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
none visible
3
normally
1
often
5
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
24
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
21
11
11
12
6
13
1
2
4
3
1
4
4
5
8
6
12
7
13
8
20
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
4
quadruple
3
single
22
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
22
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
4
French
8
Latin
25
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
display script
18
textura
4
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
1
brown
1
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
25
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
18
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of staves: black
Copy language name: Latin
Painted initials frequency: rarely
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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