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
7
France
2
Great Britain
1
Italy
14
Silesia
3
Spain
2
Cities
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Bruges
2
Brussels
4
Cognac
1
Flanders
1
Florence
10
France
7
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
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London
1
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2
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1
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1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
25
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
20
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
23
normally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
22
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
29
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
10
11
3
12
1
13
1
2
4
3
7
4
9
5
8
6
16
7
12
8
14
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
28
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
25
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
23
quadruple
1
single
25
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
16
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
22
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
43
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
18
poor
1
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
7
pointers
4
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
8
English
1
Flemish
6
French
43
German
5
Italian
18
Latin
34
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
26
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
32
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
28
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
6
display script
8
hybrida
5
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
21
poor
4
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
3
brown
23
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
9
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
12
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
4
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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