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
Italy
7
Spain
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Barcelona
1
Basel
1
Bruges
1
Catalonia
1
Florence
2
Fossombrone
1
Germany
1
Mechelen
1
Seville
1
Venice
4
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Printed work
5
Physical type
choirbook
9
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
11
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
5
never
2
none visible
5
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
3
dark brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
8
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
3
2
2
3
1
4
4
5
4
6
7
7
1
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
6
single
12
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
3
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
n/a
5
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
custodes
2
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
10
Spanish
1
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
13
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
humanistic
2
hybrida
1
roman
3
rotonda
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
n/a
5
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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
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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