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
1
Italy
8
Spain
3
Cities
Brussels
3
Florence
3
Fossombrone
2
France
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Mechelen
3
Naples
1
Paris
1
Spain
1
Tarazona
3
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
13
Printed work
5
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
tablebook
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
12
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
5
never
3
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
2
2
3
5
4
18
5
9
6
10
7
4
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
4
single
15
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
5
dark brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
n/a
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
Italian
6
Latin
11
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
3
rotonda
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
n/a
5
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
5
dark brown
4
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
6
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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