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
9
Czech Republic
1
Germany
7
Great Britain
2
Italy
13
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
2
Basel
1
Bologna
3
Brussels
7
Casale Monferrato
2
England
1
Ferrara
1
France
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Italy (North)
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London
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Mantua
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Mechelen
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Munich
7
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Padua
1
Prague
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Vienna
5
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
38
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
4
none visible
17
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
single rastrum
38
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
23
11
12
12
6
13
3
2
11
3
11
4
12
5
16
6
22
7
22
8
25
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
41
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
36
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
41
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
41
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
17
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
18
quadruple
1
single
30
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
brown
10
dark brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
17
poor
1
very high
8
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
7
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
3
French
11
Italian
3
Latin
39
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
15
hybrida
2
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
16
poor
2
very high
10
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
31
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
3
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
17
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
28
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
10
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Locations name: Florence
Number of staves: 10
Other decoration frequency: often
Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
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