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
11
France
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
10
England
1
Florence
1
Mechelen
10
Munich
1
Pordenone
1
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
17
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
7
normally
1
often
5
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
4
red
1
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
16
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
7
12
3
13
1
14
1
2
4
3
3
4
5
5
11
6
16
7
18
8
16
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
4
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
16
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
3
red
3
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
9
Italian
2
Latin
16
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
13
hybrida
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
9
poor
1
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
14
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
often
1
rarely
8
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1596, c. 1495, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Harley 5242, c. 1509-1514, All folios
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