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
11
France
2
Great Britain
1
Italy
19
Spain
3
Cities
Arundel
1
Belgium
1
Brussels
8
Burgundy
1
Cognac
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
9
Fossombrone
1
France
4
Italy
2
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
11
Milan
2
Naples
2
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Toledo
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
41
Printed work
7
Physical type
choirbook
33
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)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
14
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
7
never
5
none visible
18
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
17
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
19
11
6
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
4
4
8
5
10
6
24
7
14
8
20
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
31
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
35
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
20
quadruple
3
single
32
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
20
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
17
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
void mensural
45
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
16
n/a
7
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
31
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
4
French
24
German
1
Italian
16
Latin
39
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
16
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
21
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
5
display script
16
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
7
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
20
n/a
7
poor
4
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
5
brown
19
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
19
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
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
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
11
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
23
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
6
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
11
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Ruling medium: freehand
Pricking frequency: never
Physical format: upright
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Locations name: Venice
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, MS Acquisti e doni 666, 1518, All folios
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