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
Germany
2
Great Britain
4
Italy
4
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
3
Cities
Basel
3
Bologna
2
Brussels
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
Germany
2
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Halberstadt
1
Leipzig
1
London
4
Maastricht
1
Mechelen
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Torgau
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
3
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
16
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
6
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
printed staves
4
single rastrum
9
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
1
12
2
13
2
14
1
2
1
3
5
4
4
5
6
6
4
7
3
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
8
single
6
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
1
not specified
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
3
poor
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
5
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
14
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
5
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
1
poor
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
3
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
3
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Borders frequency: occasionally
Borders size: partial borders: two-sided
Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Indentation for initials: single
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: cursive (Anglicana)
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
Toledo, Spain, Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, MS Reservado 23, c. 1520-1535, All folios
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