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
3
Great Britain
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Italy
4
Cities
Antwerp
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England
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Florence
2
Mantua
1
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2
Naples
1
Rome
1
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
5
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
3
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
5
7
5
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
single
7
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
5
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
2
brown
2
dark brown
3
grey
1
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
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Locations name: Pisa
Material: paper
Colour of notation: dark brown
Physical type: music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
Penned initials type: plain initials
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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