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
Great Britain
2
Italy
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Brussels
5
Germany
1
London
2
Mechelen
4
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
8
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
5
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
9
11
5
12
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
11
6
9
7
9
8
10
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
3
quadruple
2
single
10
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
1
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
1
French
4
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
6
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
poor
1
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
11
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
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Colour of notation: black
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Locations name: Hradec Králové
Pricking frequency: none visible
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2794, 1480-1488, All folios
Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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