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
Great Britain
1
Italy
5
Spain
1
Cities
Catalonia
1
England
1
Florence
2
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Pisa
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
6
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
7
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
6
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
6
5
7
2
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
9
3-part score
2
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
6
Latin
9
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
2
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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