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
11
Germany
1
Great Britain
2
Italy
8
Spain
5
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Brussels
8
Catalonia
2
Flanders
1
Florence
3
France
5
Girona
1
Italy
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Italy (North)
3
London
2
Mantua
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Mechelen
10
Munich
1
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2
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1
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1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Windsor
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
40
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
35
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
20
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
1
never
7
none visible
14
normally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
14
dark brown
6
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
32
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
21
11
12
12
6
13
3
2
5
3
6
4
8
5
14
6
20
7
17
8
21
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
36
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
13
quadruple
1
single
33
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
19
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
3
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
14
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
16
pointers
6
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
41
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
English
2
Flemish
4
French
21
German
2
Italian
8
Latin
36
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
23
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
13
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
rotonda
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
13
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
19
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
13
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
15
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
3
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
13
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
8
diagrams
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
5
signa congruentiae
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
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