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
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
5
Cities
Arundel
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
2
Ferrara
5
Mechelen
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
parchment
9
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
3
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
1
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
4
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
4
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
6
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
4
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
humanistic
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 5 (olim H.C.50; = MaiM 10), c. 1523-31, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 52 (olim H.C.65; = MaiM 91), c. 1510 - after 1523, All folios
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