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
6
Spain
8
Cities
Barcelona
1
Bruges
1
Catalonia
2
Florence
5
Girona
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mechelen
1
Milan
1
Netherlands
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Vic
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
13
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
9
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
1
none visible
11
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
6
dark brown
8
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
4
12
4
13
1
2
2
3
2
4
5
5
4
6
4
7
3
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
12
3-part score
2
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
11
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
9
single
15
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
21
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
8
dark brown
8
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
7
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
9
pointers
2
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
8
Italian
9
Latin
19
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
10
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
10
dark brown
8
gold
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
7
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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