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
France
1
Cities
Belgium
1
France
9
Paris
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
6
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
4
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
2
1
4
1
5
1
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
9
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
9
Italian
3
Latin
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
7
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
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Penned initials type: historiated
Material: paper
Separate text: no separate text
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IV, c. 1520-30, All folios
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