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
6
France
1
Germany
10
Great Britain
3
Italy
12
Spain
2
Switzerland
6
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Augsburg
2
Basel
5
Bologna
1
Brussels
4
Cambrai
1
Eton
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
Germany
5
Germany (South)
4
Halberstadt
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Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
2
London
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
5
Modena
2
Munich
3
Netherlands
1
Padua
1
Rome
4
Siena
1
St Gall
1
Torgau
1
Vic
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
choirbook
37
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
upright
43
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
11
none visible
20
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
16
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
single rastrum
32
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
43
11
16
12
14
13
6
14
4
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
1
3
3
4
5
5
11
6
12
7
12
8
20
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
24
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
14
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
18
none
18
single
30
triple
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
41
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
brown
12
dark brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
23
poor
5
very high
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
cue notes
1
end symbol
7
none
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
21
Copying of Text
Language
French
5
German
4
Latin
42
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
10
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
4
display script
10
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
22
poor
4
very high
8
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
43
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
none visible
1
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
2
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
5
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
2
normally
16
occasionally
8
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
5
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
ornament
2
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Locations name: Naples
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Other decoration type: end-symbol
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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