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
France
2
Germany
1
Italy
17
Spain
1
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
2
Bourges
1
Catalonia
1
Florence
13
France
5
Freiburg
1
Girona
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
1
Milan
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
23
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
5
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
12
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
21
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
17
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
17
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
3
10
6
11
2
12
1
2
4
3
7
4
5
5
3
6
9
7
7
8
10
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
20
quintuple
1
single
17
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
18
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
1
gold
2
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
11
poor
3
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
7
pointers
4
repeat signs
30
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
French
24
German
3
Italian
19
Latin
23
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
21
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
7
display script
2
hybrida
4
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
14
poor
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
2
brown
21
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
12
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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