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
Austria
1
Belgium
16
Germany
2
Italy
6
Cities
Brussels
12
Casale Monferrato
1
Ferrara
4
Florence
1
France
2
Mechelen
15
Munich
2
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
31
Physical type
choirbook
31
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
2
none visible
6
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
single rastrum
30
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
22
11
15
12
5
13
1
2
4
3
4
4
6
5
11
6
14
7
15
8
22
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
28
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
8
quadruple
4
single
23
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
3
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
11
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
13
Latin
29
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
22
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
11
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
2
brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
2
often
3
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
22
occasionally
7
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
2
often
1
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Cappella Giulia XIII 27, 1492-4, All folios
Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
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