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
Germany
4
Italy
62
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
1
Spain
1
Cities
Augsburg
3
Belgium
1
Bologna
8
Casale Monferrato
4
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
2
Florence
15
Fossombrone
2
France
1
Girona
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy
6
Italy (North)
3
Leipzig
1
Maastricht
1
Mantua
2
Milan
4
Modena
6
Munich
2
Naples
4
Padua
1
Pisa
1
Rome
5
Siena
3
Spain
1
Staffarda
1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Venice
8
Verona
2
Production method
Manuscript
67
Printed work
12
Physical type
choirbook
55
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
79
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
28
upright
50
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
12
never
17
none visible
37
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
40
dark brown
11
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
17
freehand
3
single rastrum
45
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
10
22
11
13
12
10
13
5
14
2
15
2
2
3
3
8
4
16
5
12
6
23
7
4
8
6
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
26
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
21
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
38
3-part score
1
3-part single page
18
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
56
4-part score
1
4-part single page
19
5-part opening
27
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
49
single
33
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
53
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
12
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
56
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
21
notation and staves extended into margin
47
notation extended into margin
28
other
3
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
43
blue
1
brown
36
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
not specified
1
void mensural
77
Monophonic Notation
absent
68
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
44
high
23
n/a
12
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
16
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
2
pointers
6
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
27
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
28
German
3
Italian
24
Latin
63
Spanish
7
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
60
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
20
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
32
untexted
26
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
4
cursive
15
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
13
cursive (italic)
15
display script
3
hybrida
3
roman
5
rotonda
7
textura
14
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
17
n/a
12
poor
8
Colour of Text
black
38
blue
2
brown
46
dark brown
3
red
7
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
50
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
8
often
9
rarely
10
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
36
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
15
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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