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
1
France
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Italy
15
Spain
4
Cities
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
11
France
5
Girona
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Toledo
1
Vic
1
Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
25
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
14
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
14
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
20
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
4
12
2
2
1
3
1
4
3
5
1
6
13
7
6
8
9
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part opening
26
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
28
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
15
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
17
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
24
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
4
gold
2
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
10
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
11
pointers
5
repeat signs
28
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
1
French
21
German
1
Italian
15
Latin
24
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
28
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
24
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
hybrida
5
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
13
poor
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
brown
19
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
6
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
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
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
9
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
Padua, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS A 17, 1522, All folios
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