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
9
France
3
Italy
16
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
7
Cognac
1
Ferrara
1
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1
Florence
12
France
6
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
4
Italy (North)
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1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
44
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
32
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
19
Format
oblong
17
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
2
never
3
none visible
25
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
20
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
30
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
5
12
2
13
1
2
4
3
6
4
7
5
10
6
20
7
14
8
19
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part opening
33
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part opening
30
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
22
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
27
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
21
other
1
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
27
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
44
Monophonic Notation
absent
42
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
18
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
pointers
4
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
27
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
Flemish
6
French
45
German
3
Italian
19
Latin
37
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
8
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
31
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
25
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
6
display script
11
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
21
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
3
brown
28
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
13
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
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
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
17
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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