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
15
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Florence
10
France
3
Italy
1
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
1
Milan
1
Naples
2
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
13
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)
1
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
12
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
15
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
11
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
2
2
3
6
4
2
5
3
6
9
7
4
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
17
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
16
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
6
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
18
German
2
Italian
22
Latin
20
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
5
display script
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
9
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
15
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
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
10
occasionally
2
often
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds latin MS 16664 (olim Sorbonne 1479), Late 15th century, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
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