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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France
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Germany
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Italy
29
Cities
Bourges
1
Brussels
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Ferrara
4
Flanders
1
Florence
16
Fossombrone
1
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1
Halberstadt
1
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4
Leipzig
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
3
Milan
3
Modena
2
Naples
2
Pisa
1
Torgau
1
Production method
Manuscript
41
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
30
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
tablebook
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
16
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
2
never
3
none visible
23
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
23
dark brown
6
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
12
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
26
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
9
12
7
13
3
2
2
3
7
4
11
5
5
6
13
7
6
8
8
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
26
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
27
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
19
triple
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
22
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
5
gold
2
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
15
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
French
22
German
1
Italian
19
Latin
32
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
15
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
11
display script
5
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
15
n/a
2
poor
4
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
2
brown
22
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
19
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
6
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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