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
3
Belgium
7
France
1
Germany
7
Great Britain
3
Italy
13
Spain
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
3
Brussels
7
Cognac
1
Eton
1
Florence
9
France
1
Italy (North)
1
London
1
Mechelen
7
Munich
7
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
2
Rome
1
Venice
2
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
38
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
34
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
single leaf
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
15
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
9
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
3
never
3
none visible
18
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
8
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
27
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
15
11
7
12
6
13
2
14
3
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
9
3
12
4
19
5
18
6
25
7
20
8
23
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
28
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
20
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
10
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
18
none
17
single
31
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
2
gold
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
5
void mensural
37
Monophonic Notation
absent
41
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
21
n/a
3
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
8
pointers
1
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
1
French
15
German
2
Italian
9
Latin
37
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
16
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
4
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
22
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
4
brown
13
dark brown
2
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
20
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
8
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Brumel: Misse, Venice, Italy, 1503, , "1503 die 17 Junij", All
Canti B, Venice, Italy, 1501–1502, , "die 5 Februarij Salutis anno 1501", 56
Obrecht: Misse, Venice, Italy, 1503, , "1503 die 24 Martii", All
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