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
2
Great Britain
1
Italy
17
Spain
8
Cities
Antwerp
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
2
Catalonia
2
England
1
Ferrara
2
Flanders
1
Florence
11
France
6
Girona
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Mechelen
3
Milan
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1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Vic
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
36
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
16
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
3
none visible
21
normally
6
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
19
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
30
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
7
12
3
2
2
3
3
4
9
5
6
6
17
7
12
8
16
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
36
3-part score
3
3-part single page
12
4-part opening
36
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
20
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
30
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
42
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
38
notation extended into margin
29
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
20
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
8
gold
2
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
18
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
16
pointers
7
repeat signs
42
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
12
English
1
Flemish
1
French
27
German
1
Italian
19
Latin
36
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
27
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
11
partially texted with one text
26
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
31
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
5
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
20
poor
7
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
3
red
10
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
9
often
3
rarely
14
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
5
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 17, First half of 16th century, Tenor primus
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