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
6
Italy
9
Spain
2
Cities
Brussels
3
Florence
5
France
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
6
Naples
2
Padua
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Seville
2
Spain
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
20
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
Format
oblong
3
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
5
none visible
9
occasionally
1
often
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
9
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
2
12
1
2
5
3
3
4
3
5
7
6
11
7
10
8
11
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
8
single
15
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
12
other
2
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
n/a
1
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
2
French
14
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
21
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (italic)
3
display script
9
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
3
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
3
red
10
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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