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
Italy
59
Italy (North)
1
Cities
Bologna
6
Casale Monferrato
4
Ferrara
7
Florence
16
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
2
Milan
4
Modena
5
Naples
3
Padua
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
7
Siena
2
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Venice
5
Production method
Manuscript
56
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
53
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
42
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
14
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
45
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
n/a
3
never
7
none visible
32
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
34
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
13
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
42
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
8
12
6
13
3
14
2
15
2
3
1
4
5
5
5
6
16
7
6
8
4
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
22
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part opening
42
3-part score
1
3-part single page
18
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
54
4-part score
1
4-part single page
18
5-part opening
22
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
38
single
21
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
59
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
41
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
44
notation extended into margin
28
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
34
blue
1
brown
27
dark brown
2
gold
3
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
57
Monophonic Notation
absent
49
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
21
n/a
3
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
2
end symbol
9
none
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
31
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
22
German
1
Italian
20
Latin
51
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
44
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
26
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
11
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
7
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
3
textura
15
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
21
n/a
3
poor
4
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
2
brown
31
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
8
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
38
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
rarely
11
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
9
flourished
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
22
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
34
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
2
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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