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
12
France
2
Italy
2
Cities
Bourges
1
Brussels
9
Ferrara
2
France
3
Mechelen
11
Paris
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
18
Material
paper
1
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
1
none visible
3
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
3
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
18
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
7
12
3
13
1
2
3
3
1
4
3
5
7
6
11
7
11
8
14
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
4
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
15
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
4
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
poor
1
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
10
Italian
2
Latin
16
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
15
display script
11
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
2
light brown
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
13
occasionally
3
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Monophonic notation: absent
Physical format: upright
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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