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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Belgium
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Italy
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Spain
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
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Material
paper
7
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
6
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
6
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
8
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
8
Italian
4
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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