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
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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Basel
1
Brussels
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Germany
1
London
2
Mechelen
8
Munich
2
Naples
1
Rome
1
Stirling
1
Vienna
2
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
17
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
4
none visible
6
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
3
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
14
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
7
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
2
5
3
7
4
9
5
12
6
14
7
18
8
17
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
7
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
2
quadruple
1
single
16
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
poor
1
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
1
Latin
16
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
11
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
5
poor
1
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Number of staves: 7
Separate text: no separate text
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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