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
8
Czech Republic
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Germany
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Italy
4
Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Ferrara
2
Florence
1
France
3
Hradec Králové
1
Italy (North)
1
Mechelen
8
Munich
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
18
Material
parchment
19
Format
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
4
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
18
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
13
11
3
12
1
2
3
3
1
4
4
5
5
6
11
7
11
8
11
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
5
quadruple
1
single
14
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
2
French
7
Italian
1
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
display script
9
rotonda
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
poor
1
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
3
brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Material: parchment
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 31, 1494-98, All folios
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