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
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
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Brussels
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Cognac
1
Ferrara
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Florence
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
19
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
12
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
12
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
7
11
2
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
12
7
6
8
9
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
15
single
14
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
16
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
14
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
9
n/a
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
2
French
18
German
1
Italian
13
Latin
19
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
12
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
3
brown
16
dark brown
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
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
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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