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
Germany
2
Great Britain
1
Italy
18
Spain
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
3
Catalonia
2
Eton
1
Ferrara
2
Florence
4
France
1
Girona
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
3
Modena
5
Munich
1
Netherlands
1
Padua
1
Pisa
1
Rome
4
Siena
1
Verona
1
Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
27
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
24
parchment
6
Format
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
5
none visible
12
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
15
dark brown
5
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
single rastrum
24
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
30
11
10
12
8
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
3
2
4
2
5
3
6
7
7
3
8
7
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
10
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
9
none
15
quadruple
1
single
16
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
15
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
18
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
6
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
29
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
8
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
9
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
11
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
18
brown
16
dark brown
1
red
8
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 10, First decade of the 16th century, All folios
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