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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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
4
Catalonia
1
Girona
1
Italy
2
Mechelen
5
Pisa
1
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
2
12
1
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
4
6
7
7
6
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
1
single
7
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Italian
2
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
5
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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