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
Italy
8
Silesia
2
Cities
Brussels
6
Burgundy
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
Mantua
1
Mechelen
9
Naples
2
Rome
2
Zagan
2
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
20
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
Format
oblong
2
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
2
none visible
7
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
13
11
7
12
4
13
2
2
2
3
2
4
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
10
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
10
single
10
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
12
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Flemish
2
French
13
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
22
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
9
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
10
humanistic
1
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
poor
1
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
22
occasionally
4
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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