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
Italy
2
Cities
Belgium
1
Brussels
4
Florence
1
France
1
Mechelen
4
Naples
1
Rome
1
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
8
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
3
12
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
4
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
2
single
10
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
9
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
7
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Monophonic notation: absent
Indentation for initials: single
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
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