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
Great Britain
2
Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Bologna
1
Catalonia
1
England
1
Florence
2
Italy
3
London
1
Pisa
1
Seville
1
Tarazona
3
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
4
none visible
4
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
7
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
3
11
2
12
1
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
7
5
1
6
5
7
1
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
4
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
10
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
dark brown
14
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
1
French
4
Italian
4
Latin
11
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
humanistic
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
8
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. XI, c. 1520-30 (ff. 7-34), c. 1600 (ff. 1-6, 35-76), All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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