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
Austria
2
Belgium
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Germany
2
Great Britain
2
Italy
1
Cities
Brussels
2
England
1
Eton
1
Ferrara
1
Mechelen
3
Munich
2
Vienna
2
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
3
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
normally
3
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
5
11
4
12
3
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
2
4
2
5
3
6
5
7
5
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
8
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
5
none
3
single
7
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
dark brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
5
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Naples, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale, MS VI E 40, 1470s, All folios
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