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
Belgium
12
Germany
6
Italy
5
Spain
1
Cities
Brussels
8
Ferrara
4
Germany (South)
4
Mechelen
12
Verona
1
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
choirbook
26
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
26
none visible
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
26
Number of staves
1
1
10
19
11
8
12
2
13
1
2
2
4
2
5
3
6
7
7
9
8
13
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
24
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
10
quadruple
2
single
18
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
2
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
18
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
5
German
1
Latin
25
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
10
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
14
display script
14
humanistic
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
1
brown
1
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
14
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
21
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
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Physical type: choirbook
Colour of staves: black
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 22, c. 1500-05, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 8, c. 1515-20, All folios
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