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
Italy
8
Spain
2
Cities
Catalonia
1
Florence
6
Girona
1
Italy
4
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Padua
1
Rome
1
Vic
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
tablebook
1
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
9
normally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
13
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
2
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
1
12
2
2
1
3
2
4
7
6
2
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
10
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
5
gold
2
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
6
Italian
5
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
6
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
5
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-6 (II A 6) (olim BI), 1505, All folios
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