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
1
France
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
5
Netherlands
1
Silesia
3
Cities
Bourges
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
France
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy (North)
2
London
1
Maastricht
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Padua
1
Spain
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
8
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
7
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
9
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
1
2
3
3
2
4
6
5
4
6
6
7
3
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
quintuple
1
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
6
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
15
German
4
Italian
6
Latin
15
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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