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
9
Czech Republic
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Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
15
Silesia
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
7
Burgundy
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Ferrara
4
Florence
7
Germany (South)
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
London
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
8
Milan
1
Rome
1
Venice
1
Zagan
2
Production method
Manuscript
36
Physical type
choirbook
24
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
18
parchment
17
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
8
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
2
none visible
19
normally
2
often
4
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
16
dark brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
29
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
7
12
5
13
2
2
3
3
8
4
9
5
6
6
10
7
10
8
11
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
20
single
15
triple
6
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
11
dark brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
14
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
19
German
2
Italian
8
Latin
34
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
12
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
6
display script
10
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
14
poor
1
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
3
brown
13
dark brown
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
none visible
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
36
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
historiated
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-5-20 (olim Z Tab. 137, N.° 25), Early 16th century, 39-66
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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