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
4
France
1
Great Britain
4
Italy
7
Silesia
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
2
England
2
Florence
5
France
3
Italy
3
London
1
Mechelen
1
Modena
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
choirbook
14
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
13
parchment
14
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
13
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
18
normally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
28
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
4
12
1
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
5
4
9
5
3
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
14
quintuple
1
single
18
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
15
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
4
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
2
French
19
German
4
Italian
8
Latin
20
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
14
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
17
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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