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
17
France
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
2
Italy
5
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
11
England
1
Ferrara
4
France
1
Mechelen
15
Munich
1
Netherlands
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
32
Physical type
choirbook
32
Material
parchment
32
Format
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
1
none visible
7
normally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
30
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
25
11
13
12
6
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
2
4
5
5
12
6
16
7
19
8
25
9
32
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
7
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
25
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
10
very high
21
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
10
Latin
31
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
24
display script
19
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
10
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
2
brown
2
red
23
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
rarely
24
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
24
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 9
Material: parchment
Production method: Manuscript
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 38 (olim H.C.47; = MaiM 59), c. 1510-31, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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