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
3
Germany
2
Great Britain
1
Italy
12
Spain
4
Cities
Bourges
1
Brussels
4
Cognac
1
England
1
Ferrara
2
Flanders
1
Florence
7
France
4
Germany (South)
2
Italy
3
Mechelen
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Milan
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Naples
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
2
Seville
1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
3
Venice
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
39
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
28
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
7
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
10
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
2
none visible
17
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
17
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
33
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
5
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
2
4
9
5
8
6
13
7
12
8
15
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
16
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
28
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
19
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
13
dark brown
8
gold
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
void mensural
37
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
29
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
21
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
31
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
14
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
3
display script
10
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
39
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
16
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
17
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
4
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
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
16
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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