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
3
France
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
22
Spain
2
Switzerland
2
Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
2
Catalonia
1
Cognac
1
England
1
Ferrara
2
Flanders
1
Florence
14
France
5
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
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Mantua
1
Mechelen
3
Milan
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Naples
2
Padua
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Siena
1
Spain
1
St Gall
1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
41
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
31
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
15
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
3
never
4
none visible
23
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
21
dark brown
6
gold
2
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
29
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
4
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
2
3
6
4
4
5
8
6
20
7
10
8
13
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
31
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
31
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
23
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
27
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
24
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
24
dark brown
3
gold
2
light brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
6
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
16
n/a
2
poor
3
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
6
pointers
5
repeat signs
27
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
Flemish
3
French
31
German
3
Italian
23
Latin
34
Spanish
9
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
33
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
43
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
28
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
10
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
8
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
20
n/a
2
poor
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
3
brown
29
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
10
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
12
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
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