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
3
Great Britain
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Italy
2
Spain
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Brussels
3
Florence
2
France
1
Mechelen
3
Seville
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
10
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
4
12
3
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
5
3
6
4
7
4
8
7
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
2
quadruple
3
single
9
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
1
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Naples, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale, MS VI E 40, 1470s, All folios
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