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
Italy
8
Cities
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Brussels
2
Florence
5
France
2
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
2
Naples
2
Rome
1
Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
13
parchment
3
Format
oblong
6
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
10
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
9
dark brown
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
12
2
13
1
2
1
3
4
5
3
6
4
7
3
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
9
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
13
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
2
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
16
German
3
Italian
12
Latin
16
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
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
3
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
hybrida
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
5
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Type of notation: chant (square)
Production method: Manuscript
Borders frequency: never
Multiple texts: no
Monophonic notation: present
Number of staves: 6
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 431 (G.20), 1480-90, All folios
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