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
10
Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
9
England
1
France
1
Germany (South)
1
Italy
1
London
1
Mechelen
10
Munich
2
Netherlands
1
Pisa
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
choirbook
23
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
3
none visible
4
normally
2
often
5
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
22
11
12
12
6
13
1
14
1
15
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
5
8
6
15
7
16
8
22
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
4
quadruple
3
single
21
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
4
French
6
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
22
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
11
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
16
display script
18
hybrida
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
poor
1
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
2
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
14
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 251 (olim 250), c. 1490, 137v-139r, 140v-143r
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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