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
17
France
1
Germany
5
Great Britain
1
Italy
4
Spain
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
11
Catalonia
1
England
1
Florence
2
France
1
Germany (South)
3
Halberstadt
1
Italy
1
Leipzig
2
Mechelen
16
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
37
Physical type
choirbook
35
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
3
none visible
9
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
29
brown
11
dark brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
35
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
37
11
18
12
7
13
3
14
1
2
3
3
1
4
2
5
8
6
15
7
15
8
24
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
24
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
34
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
11
quadruple
4
single
31
triple
19
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
14
other
2
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
14
poor
2
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
5
French
12
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
35
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (italic)
2
display script
19
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
13
poor
2
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
26
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
20
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
25
occasionally
11
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
13
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
17
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IX, c. 1520-30, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 431 (G.20), 1480-90, All folios
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