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
7
England
1
France
1
Great Britain
2
Italy
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
7
Florence
1
France
3
London
2
Mechelen
6
Northamptonshire
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
16
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
1
none visible
7
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
7
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
2
1
3
2
4
5
5
6
6
8
7
12
8
18
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
13
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
5
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
14
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
poor
1
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
2
French
10
Italian
2
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
14
display script
9
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
poor
1
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
12
Borders Size
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
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Ruling medium: freehand
Monophonic notation: present
Type of notation: strene notation
Type of notation: chant (square)
Production method: Manuscript
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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