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
5
Germany
3
Italy
4
Netherlands
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Brussels
3
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
France
1
Germany (South)
3
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy (North)
1
Mechelen
5
Padua
1
Siena
1
St Gall
1
Utrecht
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
15
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
18
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
2
12
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
6
single
15
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
4
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
5
poor
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
16
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
6
humanistic
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
9
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
16
brown
6
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Monophonic notation: absent
Colour of notation: black
Multiple texts: no
Pricking frequency: always
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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