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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Countries
Belgium
18
France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
2
Spain
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
11
Cognac
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England
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1
France
5
Mantua
1
Mechelen
16
Munich
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
35
Physical type
choirbook
33
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
2
none visible
13
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
32
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
24
11
14
12
5
13
1
14
1
2
5
3
2
4
5
5
12
6
15
7
19
8
35
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
29
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
30
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
6
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
31
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
12
other
2
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
9
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
12
poor
1
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
5
French
19
Italian
5
Latin
29
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
27
display script
21
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
15
poor
3
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
21
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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