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
Great Britain
1
Italy
1
Cities
Brussels
2
Florence
1
London
1
Mechelen
3
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
2
Ruling Medium
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
3
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
2
13
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
2
7
3
8
3
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
5
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
single
5
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
red
5
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
3
Italian
1
Latin
3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
5
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Colour of notation: red
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
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