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
France
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
13
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Spain
5
Switzerland
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Barcelona
1
Basel
3
Brussels
3
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
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Coimbra
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Florence
3
France
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
2
Mechelen
2
Munich
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Naples
2
Pordenone
1
Rome
3
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Spain
1
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Vic
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
36
Physical type
choirbook
29
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
36
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
18
dark brown
2
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
single rastrum
29
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
18
11
8
12
5
13
1
2
4
3
6
4
6
5
10
6
14
7
13
8
17
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
19
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
19
quadruple
1
single
22
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
17
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
16
dark brown
3
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
13
poor
4
very high
5
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
9
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
15
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
36
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
7
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
14
poor
5
very high
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
brown
15
dark brown
4
red
9
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Copy language name: Latin
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Pricking frequency: none visible
Type of notation: void mensural
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Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 4 (olim D(F)), , All folios
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