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
2
Italy
8
Spain
2
Switzerland
2
Cities
Basel
2
Catalonia
1
England
1
Florence
7
Girona
1
Italy
1
London
1
Mantua
1
Rheinfelden
2
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
10
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
12
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
10
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
15
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
2
12
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
1
6
7
7
4
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
5
2-part score
2
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part score
2
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
11
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
15
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
6
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
1
French
8
Italian
7
Latin
12
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
4
hybrida
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
5
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
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Borders size: partial borders: two-sided
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Physical format: upright
Penned initials type: plain initials
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Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 1 (olim M(D)), 16th century, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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