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
Great Britain
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Italy
2
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
1
Catalonia
1
Florence
2
France
1
Girona
1
Italy
1
London
2
Mechelen
1
Spain
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
5
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
3
12
2
13
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
5
6
6
7
4
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
5
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
1
French
4
Italian
2
Latin
8
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
10
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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