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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Countries
Belgium
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France
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Great Britain
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Italy
13
Silesia
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Spain
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
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Bologna
3
Brussels
1
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Ferrara
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Florence
5
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London
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Naples
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Rome
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Seville
1
Tarazona
1
Vic
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
4
none visible
17
normally
4
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
5
12
4
13
2
14
1
15
1
2
1
3
2
4
7
5
3
6
8
7
5
8
6
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
27
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
9
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
1
French
12
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
24
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
16
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
4
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
7
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
17
brown
9
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Indentation for initials: none
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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