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
2
Italy
14
Spain
2
Cities
Belgium
1
Florence
11
France
5
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
1
Modena
1
Naples
1
Paris
2
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
19
parchment
7
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
4
none visible
17
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
16
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
2
3
3
7
4
5
5
3
6
11
7
6
8
7
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
20
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
14
single
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
26
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
7
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
21
German
1
Italian
17
Latin
22
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
8
display script
1
hybrida
6
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
9
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
2
brown
21
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Milan, Italy, Archivio della Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo, Sezione Musicale, Librone 1 (olim 2269), c. 1484-90, All folios
Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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