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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Countries
Belgium
3
Czech Republic
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France
3
Great Britain
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Italy
21
Spain
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
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Bourges
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Italy (North)
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Prague
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2
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
2
Toledo
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
38
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
17
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
7
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
4
none visible
22
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
23
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
33
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
10
11
6
12
1
2
1
3
1
4
3
5
5
6
17
7
11
8
17
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
20
2-part score
1
2-part single page
20
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
42
3-part score
3
3-part single page
21
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
37
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
26
quintuple
1
single
26
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
41
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
42
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
27
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
4
gold
2
light brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
14
poor
2
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
13
pointers
8
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
10
English
1
Flemish
2
French
25
German
1
Italian
18
Latin
34
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
23
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
31
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
4
display script
3
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
11
poor
7
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
22
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
10
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
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
normally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
8
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
15
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
11
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, late 15th century, 69-92
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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