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
France
1
Italy
16
Cities
Belgium
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Florence
11
France
3
Italy (North)
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Mantua
2
Milan
1
Naples
2
Paris
1
Rome
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
13
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
12
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
18
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
16
dark brown
7
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
single rastrum
11
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
10
2
2
3
3
7
4
4
5
3
6
10
7
3
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
16
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
23
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
French
18
German
1
Italian
23
Latin
20
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
7
display script
2
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
7
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
2
brown
20
dark brown
2
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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