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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Belgium
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Italy
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Cities
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Italy (North)
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
6
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
3
never
2
none visible
2
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
3
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
12
1
2
1
3
2
4
3
5
5
6
5
7
3
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
none
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
2
French
5
Italian
4
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
5
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
rotonda
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
signa congruentiae
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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