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
2
Italy
3
Spain
2
Cities
Brussels
2
Catalonia
1
Florence
3
Girona
1
Italy
2
Mechelen
2
Spain
1
Tarazona
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
2
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
6
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
6
11
3
12
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
5
2
6
4
7
3
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
4
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
Italian
3
Latin
8
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
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
4
hybrida
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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