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
5
France
2
Germany
2
Great Britain
1
Italy
22
Spain
8
Switzerland
4
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
4
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
2
Catalonia
2
England
1
Ferrara
2
Flanders
1
Florence
16
France
7
Freiburg
2
Girona
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
3
Milan
1
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Vic
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
53
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
38
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
30
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
19
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
3
none visible
31
normally
6
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
24
dark brown
13
gold
1
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
34
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
3
10
14
11
7
12
3
2
5
3
12
4
12
5
7
6
19
7
12
8
17
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
38
3-part score
3
3-part single page
13
4-part opening
38
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
30
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
32
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
42
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
28
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
43
notation extended into margin
31
other
2
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
22
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
blue
1
brown
28
dark brown
8
gold
2
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
52
Monophonic Notation
absent
47
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
21
poor
4
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
end symbol
16
pointers
7
repeat signs
53
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
14
English
1
Flemish
1
French
32
German
5
Italian
25
Latin
43
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
32
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
12
partially texted with one text
27
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
39
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
34
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
9
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
23
poor
9
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
28
dark brown
10
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
4
red
11
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
39
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
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
7
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
18
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
14
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
6
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