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
2
Italy
4
Spain
3
Cities
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Catalonia
2
Florence
2
France
5
Girona
1
Italy
1
Mantua
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
14
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
6
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
6
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
9
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
14
Number of staves
10
6
11
2
12
1
4
1
6
5
7
6
8
7
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
quintuple
1
single
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
13
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
13
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
8
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of text: brown
Physical format: upright
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
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