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
France
1
Cities
Belgium
1
France
8
Paris
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
5
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
5
1
6
3
7
4
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
7
light brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
8
Italian
2
Latin
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
brown
7
light brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
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Locations name: France
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 25 (olim H.C.51; = MaiM 69), c. 1520-4, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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