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
Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
3
Cities
Catalonia
1
England
1
Florence
2
Italy
3
Pisa
1
Tarazona
3
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
5
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
5
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
5
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
2
4
5
6
3
7
1
8
2
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
2
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
3
Italian
3
Latin
7
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
4
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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