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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Countries
Belgium
1
Czech Republic
3
England
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
6
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
2
Cities
Basel
2
Brussels
1
Catalonia
1
Florence
6
Hradec Králové
3
Italy
3
London
1
Maastricht
1
Mechelen
1
Northamptonshire
1
Rheinfelden
2
Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
20
parchment
1
Format
oblong
11
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
16
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
15
dark brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
11
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
2
3
3
5
4
7
5
4
6
8
7
4
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
2-part opening
2
2-part score
2
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
5
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
14
single
5
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
4
poor
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
1
French
12
Italian
7
Latin
18
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
6
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
3
brown
18
dark brown
2
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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