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
22
France
1
Germany
12
Italy
2
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
2
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
16
Cambrai
1
Ferrara
1
Germany
1
Germany (South)
4
Halberstadt
1
Leipzig
2
Mechelen
20
Munich
3
Netherlands
1
Torgau
1
Verona
1
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
46
Physical type
choirbook
43
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
46
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
never
6
none visible
14
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
46
brown
7
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
46
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
46
11
20
12
12
13
4
14
1
2
4
3
5
4
8
5
16
6
20
7
21
8
33
9
37
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
42
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
13
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
33
none
12
quadruple
5
single
40
triple
24
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
28
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
44
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
9
other
2
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
45
brown
4
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
46
Monophonic Notation
absent
41
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
17
poor
4
very high
19
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
5
none
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
12
German
4
Latin
44
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
44
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
9
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
29
display script
26
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
15
poor
3
very high
22
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
45
blue
1
brown
4
red
33
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
none visible
1
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
21
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
1
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
28
occasionally
11
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
17
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of staves: black
Number of staves: 10
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2440, 1515-1525, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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