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
5
Italy
1
Cities
Brussels
3
Casale Monferrato
1
Mechelen
5
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
4
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
4
12
1
2
3
3
1
4
3
5
3
6
5
7
6
8
6
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
1
single
7
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
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)
7
display script
6
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of notation: brown
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: high
Locations part of: Czech Republic
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.107bis, 1510-1513, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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