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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Countries
Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Ferrara
2
Flanders
1
Florence
1
France
1
Mechelen
4
Munich
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
10
Material
parchment
11
Format
oblong
1
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
4
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
2
2
4
2
5
4
6
5
7
7
8
7
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
quadruple
1
single
8
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
1
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
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
11
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
2
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Colour of notation: red
Colour of text: red
Number of staves: 15
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Pricking frequency: normally
Type of notation: full mensural
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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