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
11
France
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
16
Italy (North)
1
Spain
6
Switzerland
3
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Belgium
1
Brussels
8
Cambrai
1
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
4
Florence
4
France
4
Germany
1
Girona
1
Italy
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
3
Mechelen
11
Munich
1
Naples
2
Netherlands
1
Padua
1
Rome
3
Segovia
1
Seville
2
St Gall
1
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
50
Physical type
choirbook
43
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
22
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
46
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
6
none visible
22
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
15
dark brown
4
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
single rastrum
42
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
26
11
16
12
8
13
1
2
3
3
6
4
9
5
12
6
16
7
19
8
25
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
38
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
44
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
13
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
23
single
34
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
42
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
19
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
25
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
brown
15
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
2
void mensural
50
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
20
poor
4
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
10
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
50
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
3
French
20
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
48
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
45
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
23
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
3
display script
13
humanistic
3
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
16
poor
5
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
35
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
14
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
4
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
26
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
13
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
11
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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