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
5
France
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Italy
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Spain
3
Cities
Belgium
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Brussels
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Florence
4
France
4
Italy
1
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5
Naples
2
Paris
1
Pisa
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1
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1
Seville
2
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Production method
Manuscript
18
Printed work
5
Physical type
choirbook
15
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
5
never
5
none visible
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
8
dark brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
9
11
2
2
2
3
1
4
4
5
3
6
12
7
5
8
10
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
8
single
19
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
n/a
5
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
11
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
21
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
6
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
10
n/a
5
poor
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
7
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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