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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Italy
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Switzerland
3
Cities
Antwerp
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Basel
3
Bourges
1
Florence
5
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1
Freiburg
1
Mantua
1
Paris
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
9
parchment
4
Format
oblong
7
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
11
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
13
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
3
11
1
2
2
3
5
4
2
6
4
7
2
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
13
quintuple
1
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
8
German
3
Italian
8
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
5
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of staves: brown
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Indentation for initials: none
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Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 2-3, Early 16th century, All folios
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