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
10
France
3
Germany
1
Great Britain
4
Italy
21
Spain
3
Cities
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
5
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
11
France
5
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
3
London
4
Lyons
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
10
Milan
1
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1
Naples
2
Padua
1
Paris
2
Pisa
1
Rome
3
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
54
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
40
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
33
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
20
upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
n/a
3
never
13
none visible
22
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
16
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
35
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
21
11
8
12
4
13
2
2
6
3
12
4
7
5
12
6
21
7
14
8
21
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
26
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
39
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
42
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
22
quadruple
3
single
34
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
45
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
8
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
38
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
20
other
3
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
34
brown
22
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
6
void mensural
55
Monophonic Notation
absent
46
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
17
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
8
pointers
6
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
34
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
Flemish
4
French
32
German
1
Italian
21
Latin
50
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
46
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
16
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
27
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
16
cursive (bastarda)
21
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
7
display script
15
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
4
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
21
n/a
3
poor
6
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
2
brown
24
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
19
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
36
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
27
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
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