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
7
Great Britain
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Italy
19
Silesia
3
Spain
1
Cities
Belgium
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Bruges
2
Brussels
3
Ferrara
4
Florence
10
France
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London
4
Mechelen
5
Milan
1
Naples
3
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Verona
1
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3
Production method
Manuscript
39
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
20
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
18
normally
2
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
21
dark brown
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
printed staves
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
24
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
3
12
1
13
1
2
4
3
11
4
13
5
4
6
8
7
8
8
8
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
21
single
18
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
14
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
15
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
15
n/a
1
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
3
French
26
German
4
Italian
15
Latin
30
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
14
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
5
display script
5
hybrida
4
rotonda
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
17
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
40
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
19
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2440, 1515-1525, All folios
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