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
9
Germany
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Italy
2
Spain
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
4
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
France
4
Mechelen
9
Munich
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
13
Format
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
3
none visible
8
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
5
12
1
2
5
3
3
4
4
5
7
6
7
7
10
8
21
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
3
quadruple
1
single
19
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
5
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
11
Italian
4
Latin
18
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
14
display script
11
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
poor
3
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
4
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
12
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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