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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Countries
Belgium
19
France
5
Germany
5
Great Britain
5
Italy
19
Spain
7
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
12
Catalonia
1
Cognac
1
England
1
Ferrara
1
Flanders
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Florence
10
France
6
Germany (South)
3
Glarus, Switzerland
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London
4
Lyons
1
Mechelen
17
Milan
1
Munich
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Naples
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2
Siena
2
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Venice
3
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
73
Printed work
4
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
59
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)
2
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
39
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
20
upright
57
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
28
n/a
5
never
11
none visible
26
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
40
brown
23
dark brown
9
gold
2
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
60
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
36
11
19
12
8
13
3
14
1
2
6
3
8
4
11
5
17
6
29
7
22
8
33
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
26
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
19
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
47
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
57
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
34
none
20
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
61
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
64
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
53
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
21
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
52
notation extended into margin
29
other
2
partial additional staves
26
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
51
brown
24
dark brown
8
gold
2
light brown
3
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
6
void mensural
75
Monophonic Notation
absent
64
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
27
n/a
4
poor
3
very high
22
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
custodes
1
end symbol
11
pointers
5
repeat signs
29
signa congruentiae
43
signes-de-renvoi
44
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
5
French
33
German
3
Italian
16
Latin
66
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
77
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
33
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
28
Type of Script
cursive
14
cursive (bastarda)
34
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
5
display script
25
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
5
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
34
n/a
4
poor
5
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
49
blue
3
brown
26
dark brown
8
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
36
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
39
yes
45
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
30
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
24
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
31
occasionally
13
often
12
rarely
16
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
8
historiated
1
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
never
13
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
15
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
18
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
8
vignette
1
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IX, c. 1520-30, All folios
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