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
7
Netherlands
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Catalonia
1
England
1
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
6
France
1
Girona
1
Italy
1
Maastricht
1
Mechelen
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
8
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
6
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
10
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
11
gold
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
3
11
1
12
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
4
6
6
7
4
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part score
2
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
quadruple
1
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
6
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
poor
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
pointers
6
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
English
1
French
10
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
11
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
2
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
6
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
decorated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
5
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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