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
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Belgium
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Brussels
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Florence
2
France
1
Italy
3
Mechelen
1
Milan
1
St Gall
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
5
parchment
5
Format
oblong
5
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
7
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
8
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
3
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
1
3
1
4
5
5
2
6
2
7
2
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
7
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
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
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
3
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
Italian
4
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
4
ornament
1
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 461, c. 1515-1545, All folios
Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2442, First half of the 16th century, probably c. 1527, Cantus partbook, all folios
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