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
Austria
8
Belgium
7
Germany
11
Great Britain
1
Italy
10
Spain
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
2
Brussels
7
Ferrara
5
Florence
3
France
2
Italy
1
London
1
Mechelen
6
Munich
11
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Padua
1
Pisa
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
39
Physical type
choirbook
36
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
20
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
2
none visible
12
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
30
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
34
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
17
11
10
12
5
13
2
14
1
15
1
2
15
3
14
4
17
5
19
6
21
7
21
8
27
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
21
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
30
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
31
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
14
quadruple
4
single
30
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
16
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
11
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
33
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (italic)
3
display script
20
hybrida
1
textura
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
20
poor
2
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
2
brown
6
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
23
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
8
flourished
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
13
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
2
flourished
9
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
5
occasionally
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Miniatures frequency: rarely
Copy language name: Italian
Physical format: upright
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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