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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Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
18
Material
paper
13
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
5
none visible
7
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
11
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
12
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
6
12
4
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
4
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
12
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
6
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
3
none
10
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
5
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
5
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
5
German
1
Latin
17
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
17
partially texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
4
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
plain initials
18
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 8, c. 1515-20, All folios
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