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
Italy
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Casale Monferrato
2
France
1
Mechelen
2
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
2
parchment
5
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
2
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
6
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
4
2
1
5
1
6
1
7
2
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
1
single
6
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
3
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
ornament
1
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 10, First decade of the 16th century, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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