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
Czech Republic
1
France
1
Germany
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
6
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Cities
Bologna
1
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Catalonia
1
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
2
France
2
Germany (South)
1
London
1
Prague
1
Segovia
1
Siena
1
Spain
1
Staffarda
1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
2
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
17
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
2
none visible
10
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
single rastrum
16
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
8
11
4
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
4
7
4
8
10
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
11
single
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
17
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
2
textura
8
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
5
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
5
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Number of staves: 9
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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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