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
9
Great Britain
1
Italy
3
Switzerland
2
Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Brussels
8
Florence
2
France
2
Mechelen
9
Netherlands
1
Pordenone
1
Spain
1
St Gall
1
Stirling
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
19
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
1
none visible
10
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
9
red
1
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
19
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
17
11
6
12
4
13
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
5
9
6
12
7
13
8
15
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
4
quadruple
3
single
17
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
7
red
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
2
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
4
French
12
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
20
Spanish
2
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
19
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
poor
2
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
12
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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