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
7
Great Britain
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Italy
8
Spain
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Brussels
7
Ferrara
5
Florence
3
France
1
London
1
Mechelen
6
Padua
1
Segovia
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
22
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
1
none visible
7
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
4
gold
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
9
12
4
13
2
14
1
15
1
2
1
4
1
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
12
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
7
quadruple
4
single
14
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
11
Italian
2
Latin
18
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
10
hybrida
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
poor
2
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
3
light brown
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
often
2
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
6
flourished
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
6
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
3
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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