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
4
France
2
Italy
24
Silesia
3
Spain
5
Switzerland
6
Cities
Barcelona
1
Basel
6
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
2
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
3
Florence
13
France
5
Germany
4
Girona
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
2
Mechelen
3
Milan
1
Naples
3
Padua
2
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Vic
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
52
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
35
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
35
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
14
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
1
never
10
none visible
31
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
25
dark brown
8
gold
2
light brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
7
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
37
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
5
12
5
2
2
3
6
4
6
5
6
6
21
7
15
8
19
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
40
3-part score
2
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
40
4-part score
1
4-part single page
21
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
33
quintuple
1
single
27
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
40
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
19
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
40
notation extended into margin
28
other
1
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
22
dark brown
6
gold
2
light brown
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
void mensural
52
Monophonic Notation
absent
48
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
18
n/a
1
poor
7
very high
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
end symbol
9
none
2
pointers
6
repeat signs
29
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
9
Flemish
3
French
34
German
6
Italian
23
Latin
46
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
42
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
53
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
36
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
9
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
22
n/a
1
poor
12
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
4
brown
26
dark brown
6
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
9
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
9
often
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
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
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
20
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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