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
Italy
9
Cities
Belgium
1
Florence
4
France
1
Italy (North)
1
Naples
2
Padua
1
Rome
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
12
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
10
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
2
never
1
none visible
8
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
10
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
1
2
1
3
1
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
4
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
11
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
8
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
n/a
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
11
Italian
14
Latin
11
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
4
n/a
2
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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