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
11
France
1
Germany
1
Italy
5
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
7
Florence
3
Germany (South)
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
10
Netherlands
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
22
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
19
Format
oblong
2
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
2
none visible
5
normally
1
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
6
light brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
19
11
8
12
4
13
1
2
4
3
1
4
3
5
6
6
8
7
10
8
14
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
15
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
4
quadruple
3
single
19
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
18
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
4
French
10
Italian
1
Latin
22
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
13
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
2
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
23
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
17
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3 (olim H.C.1; = MaiM 8), c. 1520-5, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2441, 1510-1515, All folios
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