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
4
Italy
1
Cities
Brussels
4
Florence
1
France
1
Mechelen
4
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
3
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
1
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
3
12
1
2
2
4
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
7
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
1
quadruple
3
single
6
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
6
hybrida
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
decorated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
Other Decoration Type
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Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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