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
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Bourges
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Casale Monferrato
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Cognac
1
Eton
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Florence
3
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4
Germany (South)
1
Milan
1
Modena
3
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
3
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
20
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
Format
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
12
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
12
dark brown
2
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
10
11
4
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
1
6
4
7
5
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
7
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
2
none
16
quintuple
1
single
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
15
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
21
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
11
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
18
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
19
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Physical format: upright
Colour of text: brown
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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