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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Belgium
15
France
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Italy
23
Spain
5
Switzerland
4
Cities
Antwerp
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Barcelona
1
Basel
4
Belgium
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Bologna
1
Bourges
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Bruges
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Brussels
9
Catalonia
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Ferrara
6
Florence
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Girona
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Italy (North)
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Production method
Manuscript
64
Physical type
choirbook
52
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
57
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
18
never
12
none visible
25
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
23
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
4
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
52
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
3
10
29
11
12
12
6
13
1
2
7
3
6
4
8
5
15
6
30
7
26
8
32
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
26
2-part score
1
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
64
3-part score
2
3-part single page
20
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
57
4-part score
1
4-part single page
21
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
26
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
44
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
53
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
37
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
20
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
47
notation extended into margin
32
other
3
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
brown
23
dark brown
6
gold
2
light brown
3
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
void mensural
63
Monophonic Notation
absent
52
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
19
poor
5
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
11
none
2
pointers
6
repeat signs
28
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
47
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
5
French
36
German
2
Italian
19
Latin
55
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
55
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
40
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
35
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
7
display script
16
humanistic
2
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
24
poor
11
very high
16
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
4
brown
25
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
22
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
often
1
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
10
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
25
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
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
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
15
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
flourished
5
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
30
occasionally
10
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
31
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
17
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
7
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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