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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Countries
Belgium
2
France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
1
Cambrai
1
Ferrara
1
Germany (South)
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy
1
Leipzig
2
London
1
Mechelen
1
Pisa
1
Torgau
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
4
none visible
4
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
5
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
10
11
4
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
4
7
3
8
7
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
10
single
7
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
3
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
4
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
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Indentation for initials: none
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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