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
2
France
3
Germany
1
Italy
4
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
2
Cognac
1
Florence
4
France
3
Mechelen
2
Paris
1
St Gall
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
oblong
1
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
7
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
9
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
12
1
2
1
3
1
5
2
6
4
7
4
8
7
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
7
quintuple
1
single
10
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
9
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
poor
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
13
German
2
Italian
4
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
9
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
Other Decoration Type
ornament
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Toledo, Spain, Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, MS Reservado 23, c. 1520-1535, All folios
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