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
13
Czech Republic
1
France
1
Italy
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
9
Ferrara
2
France
2
Hradec Králové
1
Mechelen
11
Netherlands
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
23
Material
parchment
24
Format
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
5
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
24
Number of staves
1
1
10
18
11
9
12
4
13
1
2
3
3
1
4
2
5
5
6
9
7
11
8
18
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
4
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
20
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
3
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
24
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
3
French
10
Italian
1
Latin
24
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
20
display script
15
hybrida
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
22
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
3
brown
2
gold
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
15
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
17
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Copy language name: Latin
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Level of calligraphy music: very high
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 31, 1494-98, All folios
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