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
1
France
1
Italy
2
Spain
2
Cities
Brussels
1
Catalonia
1
Florence
1
France
1
Girona
1
Italy
2
Mechelen
1
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
3
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
12
2
3
1
5
2
6
6
7
4
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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