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
2
Germany
2
Great Britain
3
Italy
18
Spain
4
Cities
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
10
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
10
France
6
Germany (South)
1
Italy
4
London
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Mantua
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Naples
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2
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Siena
1
Spain
1
Tarazona
2
Toledo
1
Venice
2
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
54
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
40
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
30
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
24
Format
oblong
19
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
n/a
3
never
7
none visible
21
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
21
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
3
printed staves
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
37
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
24
11
10
12
2
13
1
2
6
3
10
4
14
5
11
6
21
7
18
8
24
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
24
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
33
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
39
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
19
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
40
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
46
none
8
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
19
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
22
other
2
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
brown
22
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
6
void mensural
55
Monophonic Notation
absent
50
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
16
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
2
end symbol
5
pointers
4
repeat signs
27
signa congruentiae
34
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
Flemish
5
French
34
German
1
Italian
19
Latin
46
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
31
fully texted with one text
45
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
26
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
19
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
10
cursive (bastarda)
26
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
6
display script
17
hybrida
6
roman
3
rotonda
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
22
n/a
3
poor
4
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
31
blue
2
brown
23
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
22
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
57
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
25
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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