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
67
Italy (North)
1
Cities
Bologna
7
Casale Monferrato
4
Ferrara
7
Florence
19
Fossombrone
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
3
Mantua
4
Milan
3
Modena
5
Naples
4
Padua
1
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
7
Siena
1
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Venice
5
Verona
2
Production method
Manuscript
63
Printed work
4
Physical type
choirbook
52
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
50
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
16
upright
51
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
4
never
12
none visible
36
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
31
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
12
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
43
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
2
10
17
11
9
12
6
13
3
14
2
15
2
2
1
3
5
4
5
5
5
6
18
7
5
8
4
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
24
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
40
3-part score
1
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
51
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
23
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
48
single
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
51
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
49
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
46
notation extended into margin
29
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
40
blue
1
brown
28
dark brown
3
gold
2
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
65
Monophonic Notation
absent
56
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
36
high
24
n/a
4
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
2
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
2
French
27
German
1
Italian
21
Latin
67
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
52
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
24
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
12
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
11
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
4
textura
19
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
37
high
21
n/a
4
poor
3
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
3
brown
33
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
red
8
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
45
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
9
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
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
10
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
27
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
35
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
2
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
4
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
11
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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