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
Italy
1
Cities
Belgium
1
Brussels
4
Florence
1
France
1
Mechelen
5
Netherlands
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
3
12
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
4
6
7
7
4
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
8
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
2
single
7
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
2
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
8
display script
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
2
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
1
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Monophonic notation exact%3aabsent
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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