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
Belgium
2
England
1
France
2
Germany
1
Great Britain
2
Italy
6
Cities
Antwerp
1
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
1
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Ferrara
3
Florence
1
France
1
Germany (South)
1
London
2
Mechelen
1
Northamptonshire
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
12
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
9
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
8
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
4
12
1
2
1
3
2
4
3
5
2
6
5
7
6
8
10
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
16
quintuple
1
single
10
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
5
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
7
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
French
7
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
15
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
8
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
5
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
5
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
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Indentation for initials: none
Number of staves: 9
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Monophonic notation: absent
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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