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
2
Belgium
13
France
1
Germany
2
Great Britain
4
Italy
20
Spain
2
Cities
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
1
England
1
Ferrara
4
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Florence
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France
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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1
Rome
1
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1
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1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Venice
2
Verona
1
Vienna
2
Production method
Manuscript
49
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
44
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
11
upright
41
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
3
never
5
none visible
19
normally
5
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
17
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
4
printed staves
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
39
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
20
11
10
12
2
2
8
3
10
4
16
5
15
6
27
7
22
8
28
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part opening
22
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
41
3-part score
2
3-part single page
13
4-part opening
42
4-part single page
18
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
23
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
35
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
44
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
25
other
1
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
4
gold
2
light brown
3
red
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
52
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
20
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
2
end symbol
9
pointers
4
repeat signs
23
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
English
2
Flemish
4
French
29
German
1
Italian
17
Latin
43
Spanish
5
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
43
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
22
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
21
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
17
hybrida
6
roman
3
rotonda
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
18
n/a
3
poor
6
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
3
brown
17
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
21
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
52
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
23
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
2
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Udine, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Vincenzo Joppi, MS Joppi 165, 1494-1501, All folios
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