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
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France
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
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Florence
2
Italy (North)
1
Lyons
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Mechelen
10
Naples
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Netherlands
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Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Zaragoza
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
22
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
7
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
18
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
16
11
9
12
4
13
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
5
8
6
12
7
10
8
15
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
7
quadruple
1
single
17
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
4
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
n/a
1
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
5
French
14
Italian
4
Latin
22
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
11
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
12
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
4
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Copy language name: Latin
Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
Locations part of: Italy
Ruling medium: triple rastrum
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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