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
11
Italy
4
Netherlands
1
Cities
Brussels
7
Ferrara
4
Flanders
1
Mechelen
11
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
17
choirbook (fragment)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
parchment
20
Format
oblong
1
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
never
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
20
Number of staves
10
13
11
6
12
2
13
1
2
3
3
1
4
3
5
4
6
7
7
9
8
11
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
17
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
4
quadruple
4
single
14
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
poor
1
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
17
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
6
German
1
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
11
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
15
display script
13
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
1
brown
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
15
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of staves: black
Pricking frequency: always
Material: parchment
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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