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
France
1
Great Britain
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Italy
3
Silesia
3
Cities
Flanders
1
Florence
3
Glarus, Switzerland
1
London
1
Paris
1
Switzerland
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
11
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
3
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
4
Format
oblong
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
7
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
14
1
2
2
3
2
4
8
5
4
6
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
1
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
6
quadruple
1
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
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
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
2
n/a
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
1
French
7
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
n/a
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
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