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
Austria
4
Belgium
8
France
1
Germany
6
Great Britain
5
Italy
1
Cities
Arundel
2
Augsburg
1
Brussels
7
Cambrai
1
England
1
Eton
1
London
1
Mechelen
8
Munich
6
Netherlands
1
Rome
1
Stirling
1
Vienna
4
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
23
Material
paper
12
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
6
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
5
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
18
11
12
12
9
13
5
14
3
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
6
3
7
4
10
5
14
6
17
7
16
8
19
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
23
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
18
none
5
single
23
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
2
dark brown
3
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
15
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
2
German
1
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
12
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
15
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
8
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Indentation for initials: single
Physical format: upright
Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IV, c. 1520-30, All folios
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