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
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
3
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
1
Eton
1
France
1
Mechelen
2
Rome
2
Tarazona
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
11
Material
paper
5
parchment
6
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
3
normally
3
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
6
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
10
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
5
12
2
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
5
1
6
1
7
2
8
3
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
5
none
3
single
11
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
11
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
4
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Indentation for initials: single
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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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