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
Austria
8
Belgium
2
France
1
Germany
10
Great Britain
1
Italy
4
Cities
Augsburg
2
Brussels
2
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Mechelen
2
Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Siena
1
Stirling
1
Venice
2
Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
17
Printed work
4
Physical type
choirbook
21
Material
paper
21
Format
oblong
5
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
4
never
1
none visible
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
15
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
3
12
2
2
13
3
14
4
21
5
19
6
19
7
15
8
16
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
7
single
20
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
11
n/a
4
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
11
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
12
n/a
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
1
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
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Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Colour of staves: light brown
Production method: Manuscript
Borders frequency: rarely
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Number of staves: 7
Penned initials type: flourished
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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