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
France
3
Germany
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Italy
17
Netherlands
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Spain
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Cities
Bourges
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Cognac
1
Florence
5
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3
Germany (South)
1
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1
Italy (North)
2
Maastricht
1
Mantua
2
Milan
1
Modena
5
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
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1
Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
26
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
5
Format
oblong
6
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
3
none visible
19
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
19
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
single rastrum
24
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
9
11
4
12
2
4
1
5
3
6
10
7
4
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
29
quintuple
1
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
14
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
29
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
14
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
2
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
15
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
French
17
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
26
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
10
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
16
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
3
brown
28
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of notation: brown
Indentation for initials: none
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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