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
8
Germany
1
Italy
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Brussels
7
Florence
1
Mechelen
6
Netherlands
1
Rome
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
15
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
1
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
2
none visible
6
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
18
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
9
12
5
13
1
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
12
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
4
quadruple
4
single
13
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
2
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
none
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
16
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
8
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
3
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
3
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
12
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
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Padua, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS A 17, 1522, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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