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
Germany
1
Italy
5
Cities
Bologna
2
Brussels
2
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
2
Halberstadt
1
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
1
Mechelen
2
Naples
1
Rome
1
Torgau
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
4
Format
oblong
2
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
4
none visible
2
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
5
12
2
13
1
4
1
5
1
6
4
7
3
8
4
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
6
single
5
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
2
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
6
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
10
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
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
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, MS Acquisti e doni 666, 1518, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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