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
13
Italy
8
Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
7
Casale Monferrato
2
Catalonia
1
Florence
2
Girona
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
11
Modena
1
Naples
1
Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
choirbook
24
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
12
Format
oblong
1
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
1
none visible
8
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
22
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
17
11
12
12
6
13
2
2
2
3
1
4
3
5
6
6
9
7
8
8
13
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
7
quadruple
2
single
17
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
8
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
11
Italian
3
Latin
24
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
13
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
8
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
17
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
24
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
occasionally
2
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
2
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Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Penned initials frequency: normally
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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