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
6
France
2
Germany
3
Italy
20
Italy (North)
1
Silesia
3
Spain
1
Cities
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
4
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
4
Florence
11
France
6
Germany (South)
2
Girona
1
Italy
4
Leipzig
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
6
Modena
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
2
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
44
Physical type
choirbook
31
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
18
Format
oblong
14
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
2
none visible
22
normally
4
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
24
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
7
12
5
13
2
14
1
2
4
3
5
4
11
5
2
6
11
7
10
8
15
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
27
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
25
quintuple
1
single
25
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
18
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
blue
1
brown
23
dark brown
3
gold
2
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
16
poor
2
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
8
Flemish
2
French
32
German
6
Italian
15
Latin
37
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
19
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
7
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
7
display script
8
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
20
poor
2
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
3
brown
25
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
12
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
44
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
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
always
3
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
26
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
8
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
3
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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 Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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