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
France
1
Italy
8
Spain
2
Cities
Catalonia
1
Florence
4
France
2
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
2
Toledo
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
14
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
14
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
3
Format
oblong
5
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
2
never
2
none visible
10
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
7
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
2
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
2
6
9
7
4
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
8
single
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
11
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
13
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
13
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
16
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
n/a
2
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
11
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds latin MS 16664 (olim Sorbonne 1479), Late 15th century, All folios
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