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
1
Italy
13
Spain
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Brussels
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
8
France
4
Italy
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
5
Naples
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rheinfelden
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
choirbook
18
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)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
5
none visible
13
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
15
dark brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
10
11
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
2
6
10
7
7
8
11
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
8
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
5
none
13
single
17
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
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
17
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
10
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
17
German
1
Italian
13
Latin
23
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
18
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
6
partially texted with one text
12
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
15
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
6
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
13
poor
5
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
16
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
14
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
5
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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