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
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
4
Spain
2
Cities
Catalonia
1
Florence
2
Germany (South)
1
Italy
3
London
1
Mechelen
1
Milan
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
10
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
8
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
9
dark brown
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
4
12
1
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
4
5
1
6
4
7
3
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
9
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
5
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
7
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
8
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
12
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
11
dark brown
4
red
7
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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