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
Italy
14
Cities
Belgium
1
Florence
10
France
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
2
Naples
2
Rome
1
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
10
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
10
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
13
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
11
dark brown
5
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
10
1
2
2
3
6
4
4
5
3
6
10
7
3
8
3
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
12
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
14
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
French
13
German
2
Italian
18
Latin
14
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
8
display script
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
1
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
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Locations name: Eton
Level of calligraphy text: high
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
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