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
Italy
5
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Florence
3
Germany
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
1
Pordenone
1
Spain
2
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
3
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
12
1
2
1
3
2
4
3
5
2
6
9
7
3
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
Italian
6
Latin
6
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Number of staves: 6
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Pricking frequency: none visible
Type of notation: void mensural
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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