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
14
Italy
5
Spain
3
Cities
Brussels
9
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
2
Flanders
1
Florence
4
France
1
Girona
1
Italy
1
Mechelen
13
Seville
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
25
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
1
none visible
6
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
6
dark brown
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
24
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
20
11
9
12
5
13
2
2
4
4
2
5
7
6
12
7
11
8
16
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
5
quadruple
4
single
21
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
11
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
3
French
14
Italian
3
Latin
26
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (italic)
2
display script
16
humanistic
3
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
12
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
19
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
13
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
18
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Separate text: no separate text
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 5, c. 1515, All folios
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