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
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Italy
5
Switzerland
1
Cities
Florence
4
Italy
1
Mechelen
1
Rome
1
St Gall
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
4
Format
oblong
4
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
5
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
3
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
Italian
3
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
5
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
ornament
2
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 461, c. 1515-1545, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
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