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
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Great Britain
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Italy
14
Spain
1
Cities
Bourges
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Brussels
10
England
1
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
7
France
2
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Italy
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Italy (North)
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Mechelen
10
Milan
1
Naples
1
Paris
2
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Spain
2
Venice
5
Production method
Manuscript
31
Printed work
4
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
29
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
19
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
5
never
6
none visible
11
normally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
10
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
23
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
16
11
6
12
3
13
1
14
1
2
4
3
4
4
8
5
16
6
35
7
17
8
15
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
28
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
30
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
10
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
26
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
11
n/a
4
poor
2
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
4
French
20
German
2
Italian
13
Latin
29
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
13
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
n/a
4
poor
4
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
18
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
4
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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