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
1
Italy
21
Cities
Belgium
1
Florence
13
France
3
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Naples
2
Padua
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Siena
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
24
Printed work
4
Physical type
choirbook
17
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
17
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
5
never
3
none visible
16
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
15
dark brown
6
gold
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
2
3
3
7
4
8
5
6
6
13
7
3
8
5
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
17
single
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
18
dark brown
2
gold
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
5
n/a
4
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
19
German
2
Italian
28
Latin
21
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
16
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
8
display script
2
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
9
n/a
4
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
3
brown
17
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
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Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 4 (olim D(F)), , All folios
Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 3 (olim P(E)), , All folios
Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 2 (olim L(B)), , All folios
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