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
3
France
1
Germany
1
Italy
4
Cities
Bologna
1
Brussels
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
2
France
3
Mechelen
3
Paris
1
Venice
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
6
parchment
6
Format
oblong
3
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
1
none visible
7
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
6
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
9
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
6
2
3
3
1
4
2
5
4
6
4
7
4
8
6
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
5
single
12
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
5
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
n/a
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
9
Italian
5
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
4
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
2
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
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