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
2
Italy
18
Spain
3
Cities
Belgium
1
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
11
France
4
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
1
Milan
1
Modena
1
Naples
2
Paris
2
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
31
Physical type
choirbook
19
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
7
none visible
16
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
17
dark brown
7
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
7
11
3
12
1
2
1
3
6
4
5
5
2
6
10
7
6
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
22
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
20
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
21
single
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
18
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
21
dark brown
3
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
21
German
1
Italian
18
Latin
25
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
21
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
19
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
9
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
11
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
31
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
14
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2440, 1515-1525, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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