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
8
France
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Great Britain
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Italy
2
Cities
Brussels
4
Florence
1
France
1
Italy (North)
1
London
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
8
Padua
1
Paris
1
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
13
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
15
11
4
12
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
5
7
6
8
7
8
8
11
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
4
quadruple
1
single
12
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
2
French
8
Italian
2
Latin
15
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
14
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (italic)
2
display script
9
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
poor
1
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 773, c. 1510-15, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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