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
13
France
1
Germany
2
Italy
5
Cities
Augsburg
1
Brussels
11
Ferrara
1
Florence
2
France
2
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
12
Modena
1
Munich
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
choirbook
26
Material
paper
10
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
3
none visible
6
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
25
Number of staves
1
1
10
26
11
12
12
7
13
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
9
6
13
7
12
8
17
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
4
quadruple
4
single
20
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
5
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
poor
1
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
none
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
14
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
24
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (italic)
2
display script
17
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
poor
1
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
5
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
often
1
rarely
13
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
18
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
9
normally
1
often
1
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
13
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 5, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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