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
5
England
1
Great Britain
6
Italy
7
Silesia
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Bruges
2
Brussels
2
England
1
Florence
6
France
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
1
London
5
Mechelen
3
Northamptonshire
1
Venice
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
29
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
7
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
14
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
23
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
4
never
7
none visible
16
normally
2
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
16
dark brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
printed staves
4
single rastrum
12
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
5
11
1
2
5
3
13
4
13
5
5
6
11
7
7
8
7
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
32
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
16
single
14
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
4
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
11
n/a
3
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
3
Flemish
2
French
19
German
5
Italian
10
Latin
25
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
4
display script
3
hybrida
1
rotonda
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
12
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
2
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
14
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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