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
France
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Italy
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Cities
Belgium
1
Florence
3
France
4
Mantua
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
5
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
2
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
5
7
5
8
4
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
8
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
8
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
6
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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