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
3
France
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Great Britain
1
Italy
4
Silesia
3
Cities
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
2
Florence
4
France
4
London
1
Mechelen
2
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
10
partbooks (complete set)
5
Material
paper
8
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
8
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
12
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
2
12
1
13
1
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
2
6
4
7
3
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
11
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
11
quintuple
1
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
8
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
7
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
16
German
3
Italian
5
Latin
14
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
7
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
8
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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