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
2
Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
8
Cities
Brussels
2
Casale Monferrato
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
Leipzig
1
London
1
Mechelen
2
Modena
1
Naples
2
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
9
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
6
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
5
11
3
12
3
13
1
14
1
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
4
6
3
7
7
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
8
single
6
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
9
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
13
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 8, c. 1515-20, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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