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
23
Czech Republic
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France
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
5
Portugal
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Brussels
16
Cambrai
1
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
3
Flanders
1
Germany
2
Mechelen
21
Munich
1
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Prague
1
Stirling
1
Venice
1
Vic
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
45
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
41
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
27
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
44
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
never
3
none visible
16
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
45
brown
4
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
42
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
35
11
20
12
11
13
2
2
4
3
5
4
9
5
19
6
23
7
23
8
35
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
22
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
35
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
44
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
33
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
34
none
11
quadruple
5
single
35
triple
23
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
40
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
38
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
18
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
44
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
45
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
14
poor
3
very high
21
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
7
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
45
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
4
French
11
Italian
1
Latin
43
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
43
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
30
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
26
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
14
poor
2
very high
23
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
45
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
30
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
27
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
2
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
23
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
27
occasionally
11
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
10
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
13
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
17
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Extra space: none
Miniatures frequency: never
Number of staves: 10
Other decoration type: decorative final long
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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