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
10
Spain
1
Cities
Casale Monferrato
2
Catalonia
1
Florence
3
Girona
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy
3
Mantua
1
Milan
1
Modena
1
Naples
1
Pisa
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
14
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
2
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
10
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
14
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
12
2
2
1
3
2
4
3
5
1
6
4
7
2
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
single
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
10
dark brown
2
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
French
7
Italian
6
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
2
brown
14
red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
14
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of staves: brown
Colour of text: brown
Penned initials frequency: normally
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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