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
Austria
3
Belgium
1
Germany
3
Great Britain
2
Italy
6
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Austria
1
Basel
1
Brussels
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Florence
1
Germany
1
Germany (South)
1
Italy (North)
1
London
2
Maastricht
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Modena
2
Munich
2
Munich, Germany
1
Rome
1
Vienna
3
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
11
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
17
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
5
none visible
10
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
8
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
printed staves
2
single rastrum
15
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
1
12
3
2
4
3
7
4
4
5
8
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
11
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
19
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
4
roman
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
poor
4
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
8
dark red
1
green
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
19
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
3
often
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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