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
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
8
Cambrai
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Catalonia
2
Florence
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France
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Girona
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Italy
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Mechelen
10
Netherlands
1
Segovia
1
Spain
1
Toledo
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
21
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
Format
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
1
none visible
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
18
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
21
11
10
12
6
13
1
2
4
3
2
4
4
5
8
6
12
7
12
8
16
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
5
quadruple
1
single
17
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
9
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
10
Italian
1
Latin
21
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
poor
2
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
12
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
9
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
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Borders frequency: never
Colour of staves: brown
Colour of text: dark brown
Other decoration type: decorative final long
Pricking frequency: normally
Type of notation: void mensural
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IV, c. 1520-30, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
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