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
1
France
2
Germany
1
Italy
23
Spain
9
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
1
Catalonia
2
Florence
10
Fossombrone
2
France
1
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
3
Lyons
1
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1
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Naples
3
Padua
1
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2
Segovia
1
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2
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1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Venice
3
Vic
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
38
Printed work
8
Physical type
choirbook
25
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)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
46
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
22
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
8
never
9
none visible
21
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
17
dark brown
11
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
single rastrum
22
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
12
11
6
12
4
2
2
3
8
4
12
5
8
6
18
7
6
8
7
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
23
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
27
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
25
single
25
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
20
other
3
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
19
dark brown
9
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
45
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
13
n/a
8
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
custodes
1
end symbol
10
pointers
3
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
2
French
21
German
2
Italian
21
Latin
39
Spanish
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
17
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
26
untexted
22
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
11
display script
3
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
4
rotonda
6
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
12
n/a
8
poor
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
1
brown
25
dark brown
9
red
7
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
normally
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
8
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
16
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
5
vignette
1
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Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 431 (G.20), 1480-90, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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