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
Germany
1
Italy
2
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
7
Catalonia
1
Florence
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mechelen
11
Munich
1
Netherlands
1
Pisa
1
Segovia
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
19
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
3
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
18
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
19
11
8
12
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
9
6
11
7
11
8
17
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
5
quadruple
1
single
19
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
9
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
8
Italian
4
Latin
21
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
12
hybrida
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
poor
2
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
18
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
16
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
8
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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