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
France
1
Germany
1
Italy
3
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
7
Catalonia
1
Florence
1
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Mechelen
6
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
17
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
1
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
3
none visible
5
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
4
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
15
11
9
12
6
13
1
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
6
6
8
7
7
8
12
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
3
quadruple
4
single
15
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
1
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
16
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
7
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
poor
2
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
4
red
14
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
2
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
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.107bis, 1510-1513, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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