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
1
France
1
Italy
2
Cities
Belgium
1
Brussels
1
Flanders
1
Florence
2
France
5
Mechelen
1
Paris
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
5
Format
oblong
3
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
5
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
4
1
5
3
6
6
7
4
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part score
1
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
8
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
10
Italian
5
Latin
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
6
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 12
Number of staves: 8
Pricking frequency: never
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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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