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
13
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Florence
9
France
3
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Naples
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
12
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
16
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
22
dark brown
1
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
3
2
3
3
5
4
5
5
3
6
9
7
4
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
14
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
14
single
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
16
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
4
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
14
German
1
Italian
22
Latin
16
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
12
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
6
display script
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
6
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of staves: brown
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 464, c. 1510-1520, with additions c. 1540, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.164-167, c. 1515-c. 1540, MS Magliabechi XIX.166 (Tenor), All folios
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