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
3
Germany
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Italy
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
2
Cities
Basel
2
Brussels
2
Catalonia
1
Florence
1
France
1
Freiburg
1
Mechelen
3
Tarazona
2
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
5
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
5
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
3
12
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
2
6
3
7
3
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
6
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
5
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
10
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
3
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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