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
Austria
5
Belgium
3
Germany
6
Italy
5
Spain
4
Cities
Augsburg
1
Brussels
3
Casale Monferrato
1
Florence
2
Mechelen
3
Modena
1
Munich
6
Munich, Germany
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Tarazona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
5
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
21
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
22
Format
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
9
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
3
dark brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
6
12
5
13
2
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
10
6
11
7
10
8
12
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
16
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
22
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
13
single
17
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
4
dark brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
high
22
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
end symbol
5
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
humanistic
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
18
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
3
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Physical type: partbooks (complete set)
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Penned initials type: plain initials
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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