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
6
Czech Republic
1
France
1
Germany
1
Italy
9
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
6
Ferrara
5
Florence
2
France
2
Hradec Králové
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
6
Munich
1
Netherlands
1
Padua
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
21
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
19
Format
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
2
none visible
5
normally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
5
12
3
2
1
3
1
4
5
5
6
6
10
7
11
8
13
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
9
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
12
triple
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
poor
1
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
Flemish
2
French
11
Italian
1
Latin
21
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
8
humanistic
1
roman
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
12
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
13
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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