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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Spain
1
Cities
Brussels
1
Catalonia
1
Florence
1
France
1
Girona
1
Italy
3
Mechelen
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
4
parchment
3
Format
oblong
2
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
2
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
6
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
12
1
3
1
4
3
5
1
6
1
7
2
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
Italian
1
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Siena, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati, MS K. 1.2, c. 1500, 208-224
Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 17, First half of 16th century, Tenor primus
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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