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
Austria
1
Czech Republic
1
Germany
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
5
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Bologna
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
France
3
Freiburg
1
Halberstadt
1
Innsbruck
1
Leipzig
1
London
1
Munich
1
Prague
1
Torgau
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
10
parchment
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
4
none visible
8
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
9
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
1
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
3
3
5
4
5
5
3
6
7
7
3
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
single
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
1
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
6
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
9
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
12
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
2
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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