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
1
France
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Germany
5
Great Britain
1
Italy
3
Spain
1
Cities
Bologna
1
Brussels
1
Cambrai
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
Germany (South)
2
Leipzig
1
Mechelen
1
Stirling
1
Verona
1
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
1
Format
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
3
none visible
7
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
13
11
3
12
3
13
2
14
1
3
1
4
2
5
2
6
3
7
3
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
10
single
8
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
6
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
2
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
3
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
3
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
littera notabilior
1
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Type of script: display script
Locations part of: Germany
Colour of staves: black
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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