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
1
France
1
Italy
12
Spain
4
Cities
Belgium
1
Florence
6
France
4
Italy
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Milan
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Tarazona
2
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
tablebook
1
Material
paper
14
parchment
8
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
8
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
12
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
13
dark brown
6
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
5
11
1
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
2
6
7
7
5
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
11
single
14
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
13
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
14
German
1
Italian
14
Latin
17
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
12
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
12
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
hybrida
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
10
poor
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
8
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.164-167, c. 1515-c. 1540, MS Magliabechi XIX.166 (Tenor), All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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