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
Austria
6
Belgium
8
France
1
Germany
8
Great Britain
2
Italy
2
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Cities
Arundel
2
Augsburg
2
Brussels
5
Cambrai
1
Coimbra
1
Germany (South)
1
London
1
Mechelen
8
Munich
7
Munich, Germany
1
Rome
2
Vic
1
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
25
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
1
none visible
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
22
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
15
11
7
12
5
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
6
4
10
5
14
6
15
7
17
8
20
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
17
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
18
6-part opening
13
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
8
single
23
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
21
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
24
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
15
textura
13
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
25
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
3
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Indentation for initials: double
Level of calligraphy text: high
Physical type: choirbook
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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