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
11
France
2
Italy
17
Spain
5
Cities
Antwerp
1
Barcelona
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
5
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
8
France
6
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
2
Mechelen
9
Modena
1
Naples
2
Padua
1
Paris
2
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
46
Physical type
choirbook
39
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
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
9
none visible
20
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
18
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
4
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
37
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
3
10
20
11
7
12
1
2
5
3
4
4
5
5
9
6
21
7
17
8
22
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
19
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
46
3-part score
2
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
40
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
21
quadruple
1
single
31
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
26
other
3
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
20
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
void mensural
45
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
16
poor
1
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
10
pointers
6
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
4
French
29
German
1
Italian
18
Latin
40
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
32
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
30
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
6
display script
11
humanistic
2
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
18
poor
7
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
2
brown
22
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
15
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
22
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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