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
10
France
1
Germany
1
Italy
8
Spain
2
Cities
Brussels
7
Catalonia
1
Florence
5
France
4
Germany (South)
1
Girona
1
Italy
4
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
10
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
2
Tarazona
1
Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
24
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
19
Format
oblong
8
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
2
none visible
11
normally
2
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
12
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
22
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
16
11
5
12
4
13
1
2
3
3
2
4
7
5
4
6
11
7
11
8
14
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
10
quadruple
2
single
24
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
12
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
4
French
19
German
2
Italian
8
Latin
24
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
13
hybrida
3
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
15
poor
1
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
19
brown
13
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
14
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
14
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
16
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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