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
Belgium
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Great Britain
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Basel
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1
Netherlands
1
Seville
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Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
9
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
3
normally
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
3
dark brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
8
11
5
12
3
2
1
4
1
5
1
6
3
7
2
8
6
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part score
2
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
3
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
9
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
2
dark brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
custodes
1
end symbol
8
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
humanistic
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Physical format: upright
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
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