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
13
France
3
Germany
2
Italy
15
Spain
7
Cities
Antwerp
1
Barcelona
1
Belgium
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
7
Catalonia
2
Corbie
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
5
France
6
Germany (South)
1
Girona
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
3
Lyons
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
11
Milan
1
Modena
1
Munich
1
Naples
2
Netherlands
1
Padua
1
Paris
2
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
3
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Vic
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
52
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
44
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
53
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
1
never
8
none visible
23
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
19
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
4
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
43
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
28
11
11
12
5
2
4
3
3
4
4
5
10
6
20
7
19
8
26
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
20
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
40
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
44
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
24
quadruple
1
single
36
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
43
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
36
notation extended into margin
27
other
3
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
31
brown
16
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
void mensural
51
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
22
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
end symbol
11
pointers
6
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
3
French
25
German
1
Italian
15
Latin
47
Spanish
7
n/a
1
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
45
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
27
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
10
cursive (bastarda)
21
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
3
display script
13
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
24
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
3
brown
19
dark brown
8
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
21
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
26
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
13
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
13
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
10
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. III, 1520-4 and 1524-30, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
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