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
17
Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
13
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
1
Brussels
10
Casale Monferrato
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
6
Germany (South)
1
Italy
2
London
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
15
Milan
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
40
Physical type
choirbook
31
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
3
none visible
15
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
13
dark brown
6
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
32
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
26
11
14
12
5
13
2
2
3
3
7
4
4
5
8
6
12
7
15
8
20
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
25
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
30
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
16
quadruple
3
single
23
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
brown
9
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
13
poor
1
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
16
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
36
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
6
display script
19
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
15
poor
1
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
1
red
25
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
often
1
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
40
occasionally
9
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Palatino 472, Late 15th century, before 1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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