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
14
France
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Germany
3
Italy
21
Spain
7
Cities
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
9
Catalonia
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Ferrara
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Flanders
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Florence
15
France
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Germany (South)
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Seville
2
Siena
2
Spain
2
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
60
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
46
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
34
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
14
upright
45
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
23
n/a
1
never
5
none visible
26
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
21
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
48
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
2
10
27
11
14
12
5
13
2
2
7
3
7
4
10
5
11
6
25
7
18
8
24
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part opening
41
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part opening
48
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
18
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
46
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
51
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
21
notation and staves extended into margin
60
notation extended into margin
32
other
3
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
17
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
brown
27
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
4
void mensural
59
Monophonic Notation
absent
51
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
22
poor
2
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
11
pointers
5
repeat signs
31
signa congruentiae
36
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
4
French
33
German
2
Italian
19
Latin
54
Spanish
12
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
24
fully texted with one text
52
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
29
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
8
display script
18
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
26
poor
5
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
3
brown
27
dark brown
9
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
28
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
39
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
none visible
1
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
28
occasionally
12
often
7
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
13
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
15
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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