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
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France
2
Great Britain
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Italy
8
Spain
2
Cities
Belgium
1
Bourges
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Catalonia
1
England
1
Florence
7
France
3
Girona
1
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1
Mantua
1
Paris
1
Segovia
1
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1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
13
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
7
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
11
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
17
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
12
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
1
6
6
7
6
8
7
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
quintuple
1
single
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
13
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
pointers
5
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
1
French
13
Italian
12
Latin
14
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
hybrida
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
6
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of staves: brown
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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