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
6
Italy
9
Spain
5
Cities
Brussels
3
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
France
1
Italy
2
Mechelen
6
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Siena
1
Tarazona
3
Venice
1
Vic
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Printed work
4
Physical type
choirbook
14
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
Format
oblong
10
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
4
never
3
none visible
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
8
dark brown
5
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
17
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
12
11
4
12
2
13
1
2
2
3
1
4
7
5
3
6
9
7
6
8
8
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
7
single
19
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
5
dark brown
7
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
n/a
4
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
8
Italian
5
Latin
25
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
6
humanistic
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
5
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
13
n/a
4
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
16
brown
6
dark brown
5
red
7
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
12
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
3
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 1-4, c. 1518-1526, D: 14-92; A: 15-88; T: 34-116; B: 14-91
Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 1-4, c. 1518-1526, D: 1-13: A: 1-14; T: 1-33; B: 1-13
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