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
1
France
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
22
Silesia
3
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
1
Bologna
2
Cognac
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
7
France
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
2
London
1
Mantua
1
Milan
1
Modena
1
Naples
4
Padua
1
Rome
1
Verona
1
Vic
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
35
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
18
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
2
never
5
none visible
22
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
14
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
single rastrum
21
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
7
11
4
12
1
13
1
2
2
3
7
4
11
5
4
6
5
7
4
8
3
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
37
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
14
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
12
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
37
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
16
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
20
German
4
Italian
14
Latin
28
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
18
untexted
14
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
9
humanistic
1
rotonda
2
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
15
n/a
2
poor
4
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
20
brown
18
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
7
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
8
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
18
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 5, c. 1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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