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
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Great Britain
1
Italy
4
Spain
1
Cities
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
1
Florence
1
London
1
Mechelen
1
Naples
2
Rome
1
Spain
1
Tarazona
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
10
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
10
parchment
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
5
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
2
12
1
13
1
2
3
3
2
4
2
5
3
6
5
7
3
8
3
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
4
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
5
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
11
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
6
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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