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
4
Italy
17
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Cognac
1
Florence
13
France
5
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
2
Mantua
1
Naples
1
Paris
2
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Siena
2
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
33
Physical type
choirbook
22
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
25
parchment
8
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
3
none visible
22
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
21
dark brown
6
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
single rastrum
21
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
6
11
2
2
4
3
9
4
7
5
4
6
12
7
7
8
9
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
22
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
20
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
18
quintuple
1
single
21
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
21
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
33
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
11
poor
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
pointers
4
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
Flemish
1
French
27
German
2
Italian
18
Latin
25
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
21
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
9
display script
2
hybrida
6
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
13
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
2
brown
29
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, late 15th century, 69-92
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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