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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Austria
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Belgium
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Czech Republic
2
Germany
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Great Britain
1
Italy
1
Cities
Brussels
9
England
1
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
1
Hradec Králové
1
Mechelen
12
Munich
1
Prague
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
18
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
13
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
1
none visible
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
17
11
8
12
3
13
1
2
3
3
2
4
3
5
5
6
12
7
11
8
15
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
1
quadruple
3
single
18
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
3
French
8
Latin
20
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
20
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
15
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
11
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Number of staves: 5
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Copy language name: Spanish
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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