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
Belgium
4
Czech Republic
1
France
2
Great Britain
2
Italy
23
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Spain
7
Switzerland
4
Cities
Basel
4
Belgium
1
Brussels
4
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Catalonia
2
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
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Florence
6
France
3
Germany
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Girona
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Italy (North)
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London
1
Lyons
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
4
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3
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1
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5
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1
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2
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1
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2
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Venice
2
Vic
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
52
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
45
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
54
Format
oblong
8
upright
46
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
2
never
9
none visible
27
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
25
dark brown
7
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
9
freehand
6
single rastrum
38
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
23
11
15
12
12
13
2
2
4
3
8
4
8
5
10
6
18
7
13
8
17
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
23
2-part score
1
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
41
3-part single page
18
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
50
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
27
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
27
single
35
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
44
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
24
notation and staves extended into margin
38
notation extended into margin
26
other
3
partial additional staves
29
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
blue
2
brown
26
dark brown
6
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
4
void mensural
53
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
19
n/a
2
poor
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
cue notes
1
end symbol
14
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
54
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
7
English
1
Flemish
1
French
21
German
3
Italian
12
Latin
48
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
48
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
16
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
30
untexted
31
Type of Script
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
6
display script
8
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
3
textura
7
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
16
n/a
2
poor
10
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
2
brown
30
dark brown
9
red
13
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
35
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
normally
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
9
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
17
occasionally
8
often
9
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
8
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
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