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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France
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Cities
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Florence
8
France
5
Germany (South)
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
15
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
Format
oblong
6
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
14
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
11
dark brown
4
light brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
14
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
7
11
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
3
6
7
7
4
8
7
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
12
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
10
single
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
19
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
11
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
13
German
2
Italian
8
Latin
14
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
11
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
16
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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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