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
7
Germany
1
Great Britain
2
Italy
7
Spain
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Brussels
7
Florence
5
London
1
Mechelen
7
Munich
1
Naples
2
Rome
1
Seville
1
Stirling
1
Windsor
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
21
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
13
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
11
normally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
5
12
4
2
3
3
5
4
10
5
10
6
15
7
14
8
12
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
10
single
16
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
1
brown
8
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
8
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
1
French
10
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
21
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
22
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
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (italic)
3
display script
9
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
poor
2
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
10
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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