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
Italy
4
Spain
1
Cities
Catalonia
1
Florence
3
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Spain
2
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
8
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
6
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
5
8
3
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
4
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
9
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
8
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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