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
2
Great Britain
2
Italy
7
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
9
England
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
France
1
Germany
1
Italy (North)
1
London
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
10
Modena
1
Netherlands
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
2
Spain
1
Verona
1
Wittenberg
2
Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
27
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
13
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
3
none visible
10
normally
2
often
4
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
9
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
25
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
30
11
10
12
6
13
2
14
1
2
5
3
3
4
4
5
12
6
14
7
15
8
19
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
28
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
8
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
10
quadruple
4
single
22
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
6
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
10
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
21
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
4
French
14
Italian
2
Latin
28
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
28
fully texted with two or more texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (italic)
2
display script
14
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
1
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
often
2
rarely
15
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
16
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
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Physical type: choirbook
Multiple texts: yes
Production method: Manuscript
Material: paper (with parchment)
Ruling medium: quadruple rastrum
Multiple texts: no
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, late 15th century, 69-92
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
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