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
2
Italy
7
Spain
2
Cities
Belgium
1
Brussels
1
Burgundy
1
Cognac
1
Florence
4
France
3
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Milan
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
13
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
9
parchment
7
Format
oblong
4
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
8
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
12
1
3
2
5
2
6
6
7
4
8
6
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
11
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
12
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
2
French
13
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
12
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
3
hybrida
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
6
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Type of notation: chant (square)
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: cursive (Anglicana)
Number of staves: 8
Number of staves: 10
Ruling medium: straightedge
Painted initials type: plain initials
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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