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
Austria
1
Belgium
10
France
3
Germany
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
24
Spain
3
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
2
Basel
2
Bologna
1
Bourges
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Florence
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Savoy, France
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
3
Venice
2
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
56
Printed work
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
38
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
single leaf
1
Material
paper
37
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
24
upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
5
never
4
none visible
29
normally
4
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
22
dark brown
7
light brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
35
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
2
10
23
11
9
12
5
13
1
14
1
2
8
3
11
4
20
5
18
6
27
7
17
8
21
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
25
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
33
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
40
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
20
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
28
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
39
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
42
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
9
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
37
notation extended into margin
19
other
1
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
60
Monophonic Notation
absent
61
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
18
n/a
5
poor
3
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
4
pointers
5
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
33
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
4
French
33
German
1
Italian
14
Latin
51
Spanish
8
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
49
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
18
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
20
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
9
display script
14
hybrida
1
roman
3
rotonda
3
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
26
n/a
5
poor
6
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
3
brown
23
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
5
often
4
rarely
15
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
normally
22
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
3
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
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Siena, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati, MS K. 1.2, c. 1500, 1-207
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