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
2
France
2
Italy
11
Spain
1
Cities
Bourges
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Florence
7
France
4
Italy
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
2
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
2
Spain
1
Tarazona
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
17
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
14
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
10
dark brown
6
light brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
15
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
2
3
3
4
4
1
5
2
6
9
7
6
8
7
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
13
quintuple
1
single
12
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
16
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
16
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
7
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
French
15
German
1
Italian
12
Latin
18
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
5
display script
4
hybrida
2
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
9
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 2-3, Early 16th century, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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