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
10
France
3
Germany
1
Italy
14
Spain
3
Cities
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
5
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
6
France
4
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
3
Lyons
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
10
Milan
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Naples
2
Padua
1
Paris
2
Rome
3
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Spain
2
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
40
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
38
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
20
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
2
never
8
none visible
14
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
10
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
32
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
20
11
8
12
4
13
2
2
6
3
4
4
4
5
11
6
19
7
13
8
20
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
36
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
42
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
14
quadruple
3
single
30
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
37
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
18
other
3
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
14
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
13
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
8
pointers
6
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
4
French
23
German
1
Italian
13
Latin
37
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
13
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
25
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
10
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
14
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
16
n/a
2
poor
6
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
18
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
19
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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