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
2
France
2
Italy
15
Spain
4
Switzerland
2
Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Brussels
2
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
12
France
4
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
2
Naples
1
Paris
2
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Spain
2
St Gall
1
Toledo
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
35
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
27
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
10
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
1
never
5
none visible
21
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
15
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
25
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
4
2
3
3
5
4
5
5
8
6
17
7
10
8
11
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
28
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
29
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
16
quadruple
2
single
24
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
22
other
3
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
21
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
14
poor
3
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
9
pointers
4
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
Flemish
3
French
25
German
3
Italian
16
Latin
29
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
28
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
35
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
5
humanistic
3
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
14
poor
7
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
2
brown
23
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-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
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
9
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 7-1-28, Late 15th century, All folios
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-5-20 (olim Z Tab. 137, N.° 25), Early 16th century, 39-66
Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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