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
8
France
1
Germany
1
Italy
4
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Brussels
7
Catalonia
1
Florence
2
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mechelen
6
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
17
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
3
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
4
none visible
7
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
7
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
18
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
15
11
9
12
6
13
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
6
6
8
7
7
8
12
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
6
quadruple
4
single
16
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
6
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
2
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
18
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
8
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
3
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
1
brown
7
red
14
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Padua, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS A 17, 1522, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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