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
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
1
Spain
3
Cities
Brussels
2
Eton
1
Florence
1
Mechelen
3
Netherlands
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Toledo
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
1
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
5
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
5
2
6
5
7
3
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
5
none
3
single
8
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
1
Latin
9
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
4
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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