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
France
1
Germany
2
Great Britain
2
Italy
3
Switzerland
2
Cities
Basel
1
Florence
1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Halberstadt
1
Italy
1
Leipzig
2
London
2
Mantua
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Spain
1
St Gall
1
Torgau
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
4
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
3
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
3
12
2
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
5
4
4
5
6
6
6
7
3
8
3
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
7
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
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
3
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
2
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
none
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
French
3
German
4
Italian
4
Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
9
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
8
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
2
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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