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
2
Italy
5
Spain
2
Cities
Belgium
1
Brussels
2
Florence
2
France
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
2
Naples
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
4
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
1
5
1
6
7
7
5
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
5
single
7
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
2
French
9
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
10
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 462, 1510-c. 1530, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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