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
3
France
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Germany
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Italy
4
Cities
Bologna
1
Brussels
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
France
3
Mechelen
3
Paris
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
11
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
8
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
5
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
2
2
5
3
6
4
7
4
8
7
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
7
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
9
Italian
5
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
1
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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