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
14
Germany
2
Italy
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
8
Florence
1
Germany (South)
2
Mechelen
13
Netherlands
1
Rome
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
23
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
20
Format
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
none visible
3
normally
1
often
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
5
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
23
Number of staves
1
1
10
20
11
11
12
5
13
1
2
3
4
1
5
5
6
8
7
12
8
17
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
14
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
3
quadruple
3
single
21
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
20
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
4
French
7
Latin
22
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
12
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
display script
16
hybrida
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
1
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
23
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
19
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Toledo, Spain, Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, MS Reservado 23, c. 1520-1535, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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