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
Austria
4
Belgium
3
Germany
5
Italy
4
Spain
2
Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
2
Brussels
2
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
2
France
2
Girona
1
Innsbruck
1
Italy
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
2
Munich
5
Naples
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Vienna
3
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
18
Material
paper
12
parchment
6
Format
oblong
1
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
9
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
10
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
17
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
7
12
3
13
2
2
6
3
5
4
6
5
6
6
7
7
6
8
9
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
7
single
14
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
17
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
5
hybrida
3
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
8
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
8
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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