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
Italy
10
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Burgundy
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Casale Monferrato
2
Florence
2
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
2
Milan
1
Modena
1
Naples
2
Portugal
1
Rome
2
Spain
1
Tarazona
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
17
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
oblong
2
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
10
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
12
dark brown
4
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
6
12
3
13
1
2
2
3
1
4
1
5
3
6
5
7
3
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
10
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
11
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
7
Italian
4
Latin
18
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
5
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
poor
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
4
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
18
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
18
decorated
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Penned initials frequency: normally
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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