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
Austria
1
Belgium
6
France
1
Germany
2
Great Britain
2
Italy
13
Cities
Brussels
4
Cognac
1
England
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
3
Italy
3
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
1
London
1
Mechelen
6
Milan
3
Modena
1
Munich
1
Siena
1
Venice
1
Vienna
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
22
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
12
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
2
none visible
10
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
14
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
6
12
5
13
1
14
1
2
1
3
2
4
6
5
4
6
7
7
10
8
12
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
16
quadruple
1
single
16
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
16
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
8
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
poor
2
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
2
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
2
French
13
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
23
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
9
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
6
display script
7
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
15
poor
1
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
7
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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