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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Countries
Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Arundel
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Ferrara
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Florence
4
France
1
London
1
Milan
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
4
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
4
11
2
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
2
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
8
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
9
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
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