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
France
1
Germany
1
Italy
10
Italy (North)
1
Spain
3
Cities
Belgium
1
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
France
1
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Leipzig
1
Mantua
1
Milan
1
Modena
1
Naples
2
Paris
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Staffarda
1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
16
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
17
parchment
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
4
none visible
11
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
13
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
3
12
2
13
1
14
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
6
7
6
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part opening
16
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
11
single
10
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
14
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
7
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
13
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
19
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
6
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
2
brown
19
dark brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Disposition of voice part: 6-part consecutive
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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