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
17
Italy
13
Italy (North)
1
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
11
Burgundy
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
3
Florence
3
Girona
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
15
Modena
1
Pisa
1
Portugal
1
Rome
1
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Production method
Manuscript
39
Physical type
choirbook
37
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
2
none visible
12
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
12
dark brown
5
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
36
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
24
11
16
12
7
13
2
2
3
3
2
4
6
5
11
6
14
7
14
8
18
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
22
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
39
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
36
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
11
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
15
quadruple
3
single
26
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
37
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
15
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
14
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
3
French
15
Italian
5
Latin
37
Spanish
1
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
39
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
23
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
19
roman
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
12
poor
1
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
3
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
22
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
39
occasionally
8
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
10
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 4 (olim D(F)), , All folios
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