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
Great Britain
1
Italy
18
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Spain
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Catalonia
2
Coimbra
1
Florence
5
France
3
Girona
1
Italy
2
Mantua
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Modena
3
Naples
3
Rome
4
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Siena
1
Spain
1
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
27
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
30
Format
oblong
5
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
4
none visible
15
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
20
dark brown
4
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
single rastrum
22
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
9
11
8
12
4
2
1
3
2
4
3
5
1
6
7
7
6
8
5
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
18
single
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
17
other
1
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
25
dark brown
1
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
7
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
end symbol
8
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
18
German
2
Italian
10
Latin
26
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
12
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
19
untexted
21
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
3
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
7
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
2
brown
30
dark brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
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Colour of text: brown
Material: paper
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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