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
4
Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Brussels
4
Germany
1
London
1
Mechelen
4
Munich
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
2
normally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
2
2
1
3
5
4
5
5
7
6
7
7
6
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
7
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
1
single
7
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Borders frequency: rarely
Colour of text: blue
Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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