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
2
Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
2
Spain
1
Cities
Bologna
1
Brussels
1
Catalonia
1
England
1
Ferrara
1
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
2
Modena
1
Segovia
1
Stirling
1
Toledo
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
9
11
5
12
1
2
1
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
4
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
6
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
single
8
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
2
French
3
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
6
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Copy language name: Flemish
Indentation for initials: single
Material: parchment
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 8
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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