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
4
Germany
1
Italy
3
Spain
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
3
Catalonia
2
Florence
1
Girona
1
Italy
2
Leipzig
1
Mechelen
3
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
12
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
6
Format
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
5
normally
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
7
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
8
12
4
13
3
14
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
4
8
6
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
5
quadruple
1
single
10
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
5
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
4
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
14
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
3
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
poor
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Padua, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS A 17, 1522, All folios
Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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