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
Great Britain
4
Portugal
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Arundel
2
Basel
1
Coimbra
1
England
1
Germany
1
London
2
Seville
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (fragment)
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
3
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
2
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
2
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
3
2
4
2
5
3
6
3
7
4
8
7
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
display script
2
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
7
littera notabilior
1
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Number of staves: 8
Other decoration type: decorative final long
Separate text: no separate text
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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