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
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Italy
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Cities
Belgium
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Bruges
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Florence
1
France
2
Naples
1
Rome
1
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
1
2
2
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
2
7
5
8
5
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
5
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
8
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
7
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
1
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Copy language name: Italian
Indentation for initials: single
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: yes
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Physical format: upright
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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