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
Italy
4
Spain
1
Cities
Florence
3
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Spain
2
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
5
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
5
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
9
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
7
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
hybrida
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 464, c. 1510-1520, with additions c. 1540, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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