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
Czech Republic
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Italy
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Cities
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
Hradec Králové
1
Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
3
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
1
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
1
2
1
4
1
5
1
7
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
2
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
French
3
Italian
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
littera notabilior
2
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Penned initials frequency: normally
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Level of calligraphy text: high
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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