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
3
France
2
Italy
17
Spain
6
Cities
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
2
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
11
France
4
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
2
Milan
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Naples
2
Paris
2
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Vic
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
36
Physical type
choirbook
31
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
6
none visible
21
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
15
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
25
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
3
12
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
6
6
15
7
12
8
12
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part opening
32
3-part score
2
3-part single page
13
4-part opening
32
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
19
single
23
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
24
other
3
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
19
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
18
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
12
pointers
6
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
3
French
26
German
1
Italian
19
Latin
31
Spanish
11
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
23
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
36
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
4
display script
3
humanistic
3
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
16
poor
7
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
3
brown
20
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
8
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
12
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Ruling medium: freehand
Material: parchment and paper (mixed)
Production method: Manuscript
Type of notation: strene notation
Disposition of voice part: 3-part consecutive
Colour of text: red
Number of staves: 11
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 5, c. 1515, All folios
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