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
7
France
1
Italy
13
Spain
7
Cities
Belgium
1
Brussels
4
Ferrara
1
Florence
5
France
4
Italy
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
7
Milan
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Siena
2
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Vic
1
Production method
Manuscript
33
Physical type
choirbook
24
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
tablebook
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
15
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
4
none visible
12
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
14
dark brown
6
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
14
11
5
12
2
13
1
2
2
3
2
4
7
5
4
6
9
7
10
8
13
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
28
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
11
single
25
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
19
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
14
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
11
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
6
pointers
3
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
2
French
17
German
1
Italian
11
Latin
27
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
13
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
17
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
3
display script
8
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
17
poor
4
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
10
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
14
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
8
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 2-3, Early 16th century, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Harley 5242, c. 1509-1514, All folios
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