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
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Catalonia
1
England
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London
2
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
2
normally
4
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
4
12
1
3
2
4
1
5
1
6
3
7
3
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
6
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
quintuple
1
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
1
French
3
German
1
Latin
7
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
1
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
3
flourished
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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