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
8
Germany
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Italy
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Spain
3
Cities
Brussels
6
Casale Monferrato
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Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
France
1
Germany (South)
2
Girona
1
Italy
1
Mechelen
8
Tarazona
2
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
15
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
13
Format
oblong
3
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
2
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
Number of staves
10
12
11
7
12
3
13
1
2
2
4
4
5
2
6
6
7
6
8
10
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
2
quadruple
3
single
16
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
7
German
1
Latin
18
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
11
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
13
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
occasionally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Monophonic notation: absent
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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