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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Belgium
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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2
Ferrara
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1
Girona
1
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1
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Netherlands
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
3
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
4
none visible
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
4
12
3
3
2
4
1
5
3
6
4
7
3
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Copy language name: French
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 12
Type of script: display script
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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