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
7
France
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
21
Italy (North)
1
Silesia
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
4
Cognac
1
Ferrara
2
Flanders
1
Florence
13
France
7
Italy
4
Italy (North)
2
London
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Mantua
2
Mechelen
6
Modena
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Naples
2
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Spain
1
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
49
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
34
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
17
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
3
none visible
28
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
24
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
5
red
2
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
34
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
5
12
3
13
1
2
3
3
6
4
9
5
5
6
15
7
10
8
17
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
36
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part opening
32
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
30
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
25
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
42
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
23
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
27
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
48
Monophonic Notation
absent
46
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
23
poor
3
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
4
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
11
English
1
Flemish
4
French
49
German
5
Italian
18
Latin
41
Spanish
6
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
36
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
35
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
29
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
7
display script
8
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
25
poor
3
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
2
brown
28
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
10
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
37
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
16
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
20
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
London, Great Britain, Royal College of Music, MS 1070, 1505-13, All folios
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