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
Belgium
2
Germany
5
Great Britain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
1
Germany (South)
1
London
1
Mechelen
1
Munich
2
Vienna
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
2
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
2
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
2
12
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
3
6
5
7
4
8
6
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
8
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
German
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
4
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
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Material: paper
Number of staves: 5
Number of staves: 3
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2794, 1480-1488, All folios
Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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