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
1
France
1
Italy
17
Spain
4
Cities
Belgium
1
Catalonia
1
Florence
11
France
5
Italy
4
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Tarazona
2
Toledo
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
31
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
19
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
tablebook
1
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
15
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
2
never
3
none visible
21
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
19
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
2
2
4
3
7
4
11
5
5
6
11
7
7
8
9
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
17
single
21
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
17
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
21
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
5
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
10
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
23
German
1
Italian
20
Latin
24
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
33
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
18
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
7
display script
2
hybrida
6
roman
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
14
n/a
2
poor
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
12
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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