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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Countries
Belgium
16
France
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Great Britain
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Italy
40
Spain
11
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Barcelona
1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
10
Burgundy
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Catalonia
2
Corbie
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
17
Fossombrone
2
France
6
Germany (South)
1
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
4
Lyons
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
14
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2
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Munich
1
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3
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3
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2
Siena
3
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1
Tarazona
4
Toledo
1
Venice
4
Vic
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
85
Printed work
10
Physical type
choirbook
67
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
56
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
28
upright
66
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
n/a
10
never
11
none visible
40
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
33
brown
34
dark brown
15
gold
1
light brown
4
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
10
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
61
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
12
Number of staves
1
3
10
35
11
14
12
10
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
11
4
21
5
20
6
36
7
24
8
31
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
34
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
25
2-part score
1
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
53
3-part score
2
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
67
4-part score
1
4-part single page
25
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
34
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
30
none
43
quadruple
3
single
61
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
67
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
14
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
58
not in dedicated space
29
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
24
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
60
notation extended into margin
40
other
3
partial additional staves
34
staveline added
23
staves extended into margin
10
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
54
brown
32
dark brown
13
gold
1
light brown
3
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
7
void mensural
91
Monophonic Notation
absent
80
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
37
high
33
n/a
10
poor
2
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
20
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
17
pointers
8
repeat signs
39
signa congruentiae
50
signes-de-renvoi
52
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
6
French
39
German
2
Italian
35
Latin
75
Spanish
14
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
36
fully texted with one text
75
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
29
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
43
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
38
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
17
cursive (italic)
12
display script
20
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
6
rotonda
6
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
34
high
35
n/a
10
poor
8
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
50
blue
5
brown
37
dark brown
13
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
29
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
49
yes
53
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
1
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
12
occasionally
2
rarely
22
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
20
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
1
normally
39
occasionally
10
often
10
rarely
16
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
36
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
17
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
14
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
10
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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