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
Great Britain
1
Italy
8
Silesia
3
Cities
Brussels
3
Catalonia
1
Florence
3
Fossombrone
2
London
1
Mechelen
3
Naples
1
Rome
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
2
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
15
Printed work
7
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
19
parchment
3
Format
oblong
15
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
7
never
3
none visible
9
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
2
12
1
2
3
3
3
4
12
5
8
6
14
7
6
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
2-part opening
6
2-part score
2
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
7
single
15
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
n/a
7
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
1
French
11
German
3
Italian
7
Latin
21
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
4
n/a
7
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
4
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 39 (olim H.C.41; = MaiM 64), c. 1505-15, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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