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
5
France
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Great Britain
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Italy
16
Spain
3
Cities
Belgium
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Brussels
2
England
1
Ferrara
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Florence
8
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3
Glarus, Switzerland
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Naples
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Paris
2
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Toledo
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
29
Printed work
4
Physical type
choirbook
20
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
4
never
6
none visible
14
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
15
dark brown
5
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
20
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
2
13
1
2
4
3
5
4
5
5
5
6
15
7
8
8
11
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
14
single
22
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
16
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
16
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
11
n/a
4
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
17
German
1
Italian
13
Latin
33
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
17
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
6
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
5
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
15
n/a
4
poor
2
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
2
grey
1
red
11
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
6
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
14
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
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