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
10
France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
13
Spain
3
Cities
Brussels
8
Casale Monferrato
1
Ferrara
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Florence
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Italy
3
London
1
Mechelen
9
Paris
1
Seville
1
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1
Tarazona
2
Verona
1
Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
37
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
26
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
19
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
12
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
1
none visible
15
normally
3
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
12
dark brown
6
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
24
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
17
11
6
12
3
13
1
2
5
3
6
4
10
5
7
6
12
7
14
8
13
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
19
quadruple
3
single
23
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
12
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
4
French
26
Italian
11
Latin
32
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
6
display script
11
hybrida
2
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
13
poor
4
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
37
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
often
3
rarely
12
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
22
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
occasionally
5
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
littera notabilior
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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