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
1
France
2
Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
10
Spain
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
1
Catalonia
1
Florence
10
France
3
London
1
Mechelen
1
Paris
1
Seville
1
Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
13
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
12
normally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
11
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
2
10
4
11
1
12
1
2
1
3
5
4
3
5
3
6
11
7
3
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
3
2-part score
2
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
16
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
13
quintuple
1
single
11
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
12
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
6
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
French
15
German
1
Italian
13
Latin
17
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
6
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
7
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
2
brown
15
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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