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
1
England
1
France
1
Germany
4
Great Britain
6
Italy
16
Italy (North)
1
Spain
3
Switzerland
3
Cities
Basel
2
Belgium
1
Brussels
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
1
England
1
Florence
5
France
5
Freiburg
2
Germany (South)
1
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Italy
1
Italy (North)
3
Leipzig
1
London
5
Mantua
3
Mechelen
1
Modena
1
Naples
2
Northamptonshire
1
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1
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1
Pordenone
1
Rome
3
Segovia
1
Seville
1
St Gall
1
Staffarda
1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Verona
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
27
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
13
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
1
never
13
none visible
17
normally
3
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
19
dark brown
6
light brown
5
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
5
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
25
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
7
12
3
13
1
14
1
2
4
3
10
4
6
5
7
6
13
7
12
8
13
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
16
2-part score
2
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
27
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
22
single
22
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
18
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
blue
1
brown
20
dark brown
3
light brown
3
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
33
high
9
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
12
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
3
Flemish
1
French
19
German
5
Italian
14
Latin
36
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
25
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
6
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
2
brown
24
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
11
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
flourished
9
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
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