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
11
France
2
Great Britain
1
Italy
4
Cities
Bourges
1
Brussels
7
England
1
Ferrara
4
Flanders
1
France
3
Mechelen
10
Paris
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
22
Material
parchment
23
Format
oblong
1
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
1
none visible
5
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
4
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
22
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
15
11
7
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
4
3
1
4
2
5
9
6
12
7
12
8
15
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
6
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
17
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
4
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
poor
1
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
12
Italian
2
Latin
21
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
3
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
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
17
display script
13
hybrida
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
1
brown
2
light brown
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
12
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
16
occasionally
5
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Material: parchment
Miniatures frequency: rarely
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 5, c. 1515, All folios
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