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
3
Belgium
3
France
2
Germany
4
Great Britain
5
Italy
8
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
3
England
2
Florence
5
France
2
Germany
1
Italy (North)
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London
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Mechelen
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Milan
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Munich
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Naples
2
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Venice
1
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
27
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
22
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
16
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
5
none visible
9
normally
6
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
12
dark brown
2
light brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
16
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
3
10
10
11
5
12
3
13
1
14
1
2
6
3
10
4
12
5
14
6
28
7
17
8
16
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
24
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
15
quintuple
1
single
21
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
9
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
8
pointers
4
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
4
Flemish
1
French
11
German
2
Italian
9
Latin
23
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
12
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (italic)
3
display script
6
hybrida
4
rotonda
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
10
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
10
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
13
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
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Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 431 (G.20), 1480-90, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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