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
5
France
1
Germany
7
Great Britain
3
Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
4
England
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1
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1
London
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Mechelen
5
Munich
7
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
20
Material
paper
12
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
6
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
5
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
5
12
3
13
1
14
1
2
8
3
7
4
11
5
14
6
17
7
21
8
17
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
21
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
9
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
9
quintuple
1
single
19
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
high
21
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
1
French
8
Italian
2
Latin
21
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
10
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
18
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Number of staves: 7
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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