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
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France
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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
1
Florence
3
France
2
Italy (North)
1
Mechelen
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
5
parchment
4
Format
oblong
2
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
6
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
5
2
6
6
7
3
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
quadruple
1
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
6
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
7
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
7
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
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
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
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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
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
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