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
12
Italy
5
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
8
Ferrara
2
Florence
2
France
1
Italy (North)
1
Mechelen
11
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
22
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
none visible
5
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
2
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
4
10
17
11
10
12
4
13
1
2
4
3
1
4
2
5
6
6
8
7
9
8
17
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
6
quadruple
3
single
16
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
none
4
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
1
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
very high
23
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
22
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
4
French
8
Italian
3
Latin
21
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
17
display script
14
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
17
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Toledo, Spain, Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, MS Reservado 23, c. 1520-1535, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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