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
France
2
Italy
13
Netherlands
2
Spain
1
Cities
Bourges
1
Florence
11
France
2
Maastricht
1
Milan
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
14
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
15
parchment
7
Format
oblong
10
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
4
none visible
15
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
15
dark brown
6
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
3
2
3
3
6
4
3
5
5
6
10
7
7
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
13
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
15
quintuple
1
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
22
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
8
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
French
19
German
2
Italian
16
Latin
21
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
6
display script
2
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
10
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
2
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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