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
3
France
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
2
Italy
11
Netherlands
1
Spain
2
Cities
Barcelona
1
Bologna
2
Brussels
2
Catalonia
1
Emmerich
1
England
1
Ferrara
4
Florence
3
France
1
Girona
1
Italy
1
Köln
1
Maastricht
1
Mechelen
3
Milan
2
Rome
2
Stirling
1
Troyes
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
17
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
4
none visible
11
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
11
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
15
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
8
11
6
12
5
13
1
2
1
3
2
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
12
single
14
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
4
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
5
poor
4
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
20
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
5
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
4
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
8
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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