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
21
France
1
Germany
3
Great Britain
2
Italy
9
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
14
Casale Monferrato
2
Catalonia
1
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1
Ferrara
5
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1
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Mechelen
19
Munich
1
Pisa
1
Segovia
1
Siena
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
44
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
41
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
44
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
never
5
none visible
10
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
36
brown
12
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
single rastrum
40
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
4
10
32
11
19
12
7
13
3
14
1
2
5
3
4
4
8
5
14
6
19
7
23
8
32
9
44
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
22
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
36
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
40
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
29
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
28
none
15
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
34
triple
19
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
21
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
14
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
43
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
12
poor
2
very high
21
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
5
French
15
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
40
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
43
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
11
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
26
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
25
hybrida
1
textura
9
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
15
poor
2
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
27
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
historiated
2
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
26
occasionally
12
often
4
rarely
13
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
10
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
12
normally
6
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
18
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2442, First half of the 16th century, probably c. 1527, Cantus partbook, all folios
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