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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France
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Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
1
Basel
1
England
1
Germany
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy (North)
1
Paris
1
Portugal
1
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
2
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
2
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
6
6
4
7
3
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
Copying of Text
Language
Italian
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 5
Copy language name: Latin
Other decoration type: decorative final long
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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