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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Countries
Austria
2
Belgium
15
Germany
4
Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
2
Augsburg
3
Brussels
13
France
1
London
1
Mechelen
14
Munich
4
Munich, Germany
1
Vienna
2
Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
choirbook
24
Material
paper
7
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
2
none visible
6
often
4
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
1
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
22
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
19
11
10
12
5
13
2
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
5
4
10
5
15
6
20
7
24
8
24
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
17
4-part opening
22
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
17
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
3
quadruple
1
single
23
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
12
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
6
Latin
23
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
17
display script
18
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
12
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
brown
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
11
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
14
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 7
Indentation for initials: double
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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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