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