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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Countries
Belgium
12
France
2
Germany
5
Great Britain
4
Italy
9
Spain
3
Switzerland
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
3
Brussels
10
Cambrai
1
Catalonia
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England
2
Ferrara
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Florence
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Germany (South)
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10
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1
Padua
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Paris
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Rome
2
Stirling
1
Torgau
1
Verona
1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
37
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
7
none visible
14
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
30
brown
15
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
single rastrum
32
straightedge
9
Number of staves
1
3
10
42
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22
12
15
13
4
14
2
2
2
3
4
4
7
5
14
6
19
7
17
8
22
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
30
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
15
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
16
quadruple
3
single
33
triple
13
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
14
other
3
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
34
brown
10
dark brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
19
poor
6
very high
8
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
8
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
1
French
13
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
39
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
11
humanistic
1
roman
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
17
poor
4
very high
11
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
3
red
18
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
none visible
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
18
occasionally
9
often
3
rarely
13
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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