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
3
Czech Republic
1
Germany
2
Italy
5
Portugal
1
Cities
Brussels
3
Casale Monferrato
1
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
3
Naples
1
Prague
1
Rome
1
Spain
1
Wittenberg
2
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
14
Material
paper
14
Format
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
5
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
4
12
3
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
6
7
5
8
7
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
5
single
10
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
14
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
6
hybrida
2
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
14
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
5
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Physical type: music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Colour of text: brown
Colour of staves: brown
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
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