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
Italy
8
Spain
1
Cities
Belgium
1
Florence
3
France
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Venice
4
Production method
Manuscript
8
Printed work
4
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
11
parchment
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
4
never
2
none visible
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
2
2
1
3
2
4
4
5
4
6
8
7
5
8
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
8
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
n/a
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
8
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
9
Spanish
3
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
8
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
4
roman
3
rotonda
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
n/a
4
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds latin MS 16664 (olim Sorbonne 1479), Late 15th century, All folios
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