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
Austria
1
Belgium
8
France
3
Germany
4
Great Britain
3
Italy
29
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
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Brussels
4
Casale Monferrato
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Flanders
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Florence
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Naples
3
Paris
1
Rome
2
Siena
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
4
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
56
Printed work
12
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
41
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
15
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
single leaf
1
Material
paper
40
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
35
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
12
never
7
none visible
31
normally
3
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
29
brown
23
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
5
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
2
printed staves
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
38
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
5
12
2
13
1
14
2
15
1
2
4
3
15
4
17
5
14
6
28
7
12
8
18
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
31
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
32
3-part score
2
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
38
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
32
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
41
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
41
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
11
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
44
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
21
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
39
brown
29
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
67
Monophonic Notation
absent
68
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
26
n/a
12
poor
3
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
5
repeat signs
30
signa congruentiae
36
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
11
Flemish
1
French
35
German
3
Italian
24
Latin
51
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
26
fully texted with one text
53
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
23
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
9
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
8
display script
9
hybrida
3
roman
5
rotonda
8
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
30
n/a
12
poor
5
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
39
blue
3
brown
30
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
15
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
4
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
20
occasionally
4
often
9
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
historiated
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
5
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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