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
12
France
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
13
Spain
5
Cities
Barcelona
1
Belgium
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
8
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
5
France
3
Italy (North)
1
London
1
Lyons
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
11
Naples
3
Netherlands
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Rome
2
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Siena
1
Toledo
1
Venice
2
Windsor
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
38
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
36
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
20
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
17
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
2
never
7
none visible
8
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
12
dark brown
7
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
33
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
18
11
12
12
6
13
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
8
6
17
7
14
8
21
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
34
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
14
quadruple
1
single
29
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
37
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
21
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
12
dark brown
4
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
14
n/a
2
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
custodes
1
end symbol
14
pointers
5
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
40
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
5
French
23
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
36
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
22
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
13
humanistic
3
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
12
n/a
2
poor
3
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
3
brown
15
dark brown
6
red
18
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
normally
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
16
occasionally
8
often
3
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
5
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Sion, Switzerland, Archives du Chapitre, MS 87-1, c. 1494, All folios
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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