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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Countries
Belgium
18
France
4
Germany
5
Great Britain
5
Italy
24
Spain
7
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
11
Catalonia
1
England
1
Ferrara
2
Flanders
1
Florence
15
France
3
Germany (South)
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Italy (North)
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London
4
Lyons
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16
Milan
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1
Spain
1
St Gall
1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Venice
3
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
74
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
56
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
42
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
30
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
23
upright
54
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
26
n/a
4
never
11
none visible
27
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
38
brown
25
dark brown
13
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
55
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
2
10
37
11
17
12
8
13
3
14
1
2
6
3
12
4
9
5
14
6
29
7
21
8
29
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
29
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
17
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
44
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
57
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
32
none
24
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
53
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
63
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
10
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
57
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
19
notation and staves extended into margin
54
notation extended into margin
28
other
3
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
51
brown
25
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
7
void mensural
74
Monophonic Notation
absent
66
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
26
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
12
pointers
3
repeat signs
31
signa congruentiae
41
signes-de-renvoi
44
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
6
French
37
German
3
Italian
21
Latin
77
Spanish
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
24
fully texted with one text
66
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
29
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
15
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
29
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
7
display script
23
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
4
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
31
n/a
3
poor
4
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
48
blue
4
brown
28
dark brown
9
gold
1
grey
1
red
36
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
38
yes
46
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
27
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
21
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
24
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
37
occasionally
11
often
11
rarely
14
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
10
historiated
1
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
14
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
16
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
7
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Udine, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Vincenzo Joppi, MS Joppi 165, 1494-1501, All folios
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