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
3
Germany
2
Italy
18
Spain
3
Switzerland
6
Cities
Basel
6
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
11
France
4
Germany
6
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
2
Leipzig
1
Mantua
1
Milan
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Modena
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Naples
2
Paris
2
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
40
Physical type
choirbook
21
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
33
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
12
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
15
none visible
16
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
21
dark brown
8
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
single rastrum
24
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
11
11
4
12
2
13
2
14
2
2
2
3
7
4
7
5
5
6
14
7
12
8
10
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
25
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
24
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
25
quintuple
1
single
19
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
11
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
19
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
29
dark brown
3
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
13
poor
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
7
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
22
German
3
Italian
18
Latin
33
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
27
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
26
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
21
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
9
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
12
poor
9
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
40
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 35087, 1505-06,
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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