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
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France
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
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Brussels
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Catalonia
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Ferrara
2
Florence
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France
5
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
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1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
choirbook
20
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
tablebook
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
16
normally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
13
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
21
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
3
3
6
4
4
5
2
6
8
7
7
8
10
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
17
quintuple
1
single
17
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
16
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
17
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
10
poor
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
27
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
20
German
2
Italian
13
Latin
22
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
14
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
12
poor
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
flourished
2
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
4
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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