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
10
France
1
Germany
1
Italy
7
Spain
3
Cities
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
5
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
2
France
5
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
10
Munich
1
Naples
2
Paris
1
Rome
3
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
35
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
30
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
6
none visible
12
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
10
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
35
Number of staves
10
18
11
7
12
3
13
2
2
4
3
2
4
3
5
8
6
13
7
13
8
19
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
29
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
10
quadruple
3
single
28
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
16
other
2
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
12
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
14
poor
1
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
7
pointers
5
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
3
French
20
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
31
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
18
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
15
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
17
poor
5
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
5
grey
1
light brown
1
red
17
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
13
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
19
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 1 (olim M(D)), 16th century, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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