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
5
France
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Great Britain
2
Italy
9
Netherlands
1
Silesia
3
Spain
5
Switzerland
2
Cities
Basel
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Belgium
1
Bologna
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Brussels
3
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England
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Florence
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Milan
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1
Paris
2
Segovia
1
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2
Toledo
1
Utrecht
1
Windsor
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
32
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
14
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
8
none visible
19
normally
5
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
19
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
33
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
17
11
11
12
7
13
4
2
5
3
4
4
10
5
10
6
18
7
12
8
17
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
33
3-part score
2
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
36
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
19
quadruple
1
single
28
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
38
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
19
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
42
notation extended into margin
23
other
2
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
17
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
16
poor
4
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
13
none
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
2
French
20
German
5
Italian
10
Latin
36
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
37
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
28
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
7
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
13
poor
6
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
25
brown
17
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
13
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
14
occasionally
8
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
3
flourished
3
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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