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
Great Britain
1
Italy
2
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Basel
1
Brussels
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
London
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Padua
1
Pisa
1
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
7
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
3
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
3
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Sion, Switzerland, Archives du Chapitre, MS 87-1, c. 1494, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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