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
12
France
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
2
Spain
1
Cities
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
9
Catalonia
1
England
1
Ferrara
1
France
1
Mechelen
12
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
22
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
3
none visible
6
normally
3
often
3
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
21
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
19
11
10
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
2
4
3
5
8
6
11
7
14
8
18
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
4
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
21
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
5
French
12
Italian
1
Latin
21
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
17
display script
14
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
8
poor
2
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
15
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
normally
2
often
2
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Multiple texts: yes
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: hybrida
Material: paper
Locations part of: Italy
Indentation for initials: single
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 5, c. 1515, All folios
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