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
Portugal
1
Cities
Coimbra
1
France
2
Hradec Králové
1
Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
3
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
1
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
11
1
7
1
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
2
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
1
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Painted initials type: decorated
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Colour of text: brown
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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