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
5
France
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
4
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
2
Florence
2
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy (North)
1
London
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
4
Munich
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
10
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
4
normally
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
5
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
8
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
9
11
3
12
1
13
1
2
4
3
2
4
5
5
4
6
5
7
5
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
3
single
10
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
7
Italian
1
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
2
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
ornament
1
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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