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
6
Great Britain
1
Italy
3
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Belgium
1
Brussels
4
Eton
1
Florence
2
France
1
Mechelen
5
Netherlands
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
11
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
10
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
3
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
5
12
3
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
2
4
3
5
3
6
5
7
3
8
8
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
8
none
3
quadruple
1
single
11
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
5
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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