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
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Belgium
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Bologna
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Brussels
3
England
1
Ferrara
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Florence
4
Fossombrone
1
France
1
Italy (North)
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Mantua
2
Mechelen
4
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Naples
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Pordenone
1
Rome
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Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Vic
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
11
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
12
dark brown
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
16
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
11
11
6
12
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
5
6
16
7
8
8
10
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
20
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
11
single
14
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
8
n/a
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
9
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
2
French
14
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
20
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
5
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
9
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
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