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
Austria
6
England
1
Germany
10
Great Britain
4
Italy
12
Netherlands
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bologna
1
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
France
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
2
London
4
Maastricht
1
Mantua
2
Milan
1
Munich
8
Naples
1
Northamptonshire
1
Padua
1
Rome
2
Seville
1
Siena
2
Spain
1
St Gall
1
Torgau
1
Vic
1
Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
choirbook
30
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
35
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
13
none visible
13
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
14
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
2
printed staves
4
single rastrum
25
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
5
12
4
13
3
14
1
2
10
3
14
4
16
5
13
6
14
7
16
8
16
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
30
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
23
single
20
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
13
other
4
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
10
dark brown
8
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
1
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
21
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
13
German
3
Italian
8
Latin
35
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
18
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
4
display script
9
humanistic
2
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
19
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
3
brown
15
dark brown
7
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
13
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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