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
2
Great Britain
3
Italy
15
Silesia
3
Spain
2
Cities
Bruges
2
Flanders
1
Florence
10
Italy
3
Italy (North)
1
London
3
Mantua
1
Milan
1
Naples
1
Portugal
1
Tarazona
2
Venice
2
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
27
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
9
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
5
Format
oblong
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
3
never
4
none visible
17
normally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
14
dark brown
8
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
1
printed staves
3
single rastrum
11
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
2
1
3
10
4
16
5
5
6
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
19
quadruple
1
single
10
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
10
n/a
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
17
German
3
Italian
15
Latin
18
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
8
display script
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
11
n/a
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
normally
10
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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