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
7
France
1
Germany
2
Great Britain
2
Italy
2
Spain
1
Cities
Arundel
2
Augsburg
1
Brussels
5
Cambrai
1
Germany (South)
1
London
1
Mechelen
7
Munich
1
Rome
2
Vic
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
15
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
7
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
5
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
13
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
16
11
7
12
4
13
2
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
1
4
3
5
7
6
8
7
9
8
11
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
9
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
4
quadruple
1
single
14
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
13
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
8
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
16
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
often
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
2
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Production method: Manuscript
Painted initials frequency: occasionally
Borders size: full borders
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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