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
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Czech Republic
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
14
Italy (North)
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Silesia
3
Spain
6
Cities
Austria
1
Belgium
1
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
3
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
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Florence
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Germany (South)
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Girona
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1
Staffarda
1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Venice
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
38
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
26
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
39
Format
oblong
16
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
20
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
23
dark brown
7
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
7
freehand
1
printed staves
3
single rastrum
26
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
8
11
7
12
3
2
2
3
4
4
12
5
6
6
9
7
7
8
8
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
12
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
17
single
23
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
20
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
16
other
4
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
6
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
11
n/a
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
8
pointers
3
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
19
German
4
Italian
10
Latin
33
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
18
untexted
20
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
2
display script
6
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
13
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
23
dark brown
6
red
9
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
39
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
16
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Penned initials type: decorated with grotesque heads
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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