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
18
Germany
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Great Britain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
11
Flanders
1
France
1
Mechelen
15
Munich
1
Netherlands
1
Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
26
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
parchment
28
Format
oblong
1
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
1
none visible
6
normally
1
often
4
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
27
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
25
11
12
12
5
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
2
4
5
5
12
6
15
7
17
8
24
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
19
3-part score
1
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
28
none
1
quadruple
6
single
25
triple
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
9
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
5
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
4
French
10
Italian
1
Latin
27
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
13
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
25
display script
20
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
2
brown
1
red
23
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
20
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
5
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
20
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Material: parchment
Indentation for initials: double
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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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