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
1
Great Britain
2
Italy
3
Spain
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
2
Flanders
1
Girona
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
London
1
Mantua
1
Modena
1
Padua
1
Segovia
1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
10
Material
paper
8
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
5
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
5
12
3
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
3
7
2
8
4
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
6
quadruple
1
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
6
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Penned initials type: plain initials
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Production method: Manuscript
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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 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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