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
18
France
2
Germany
2
Great Britain
1
Italy
20
Netherlands
1
Spain
4
Cities
Antwerp
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
11
Catalonia
1
England
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
6
France
5
Germany (South)
2
Italy (North)
2
Maastricht
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
17
Milan
1
Naples
3
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
4
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Venice
2
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
62
Physical type
choirbook
53
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
35
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
59
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
22
never
6
none visible
21
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
35
brown
20
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
58
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
33
11
17
12
5
13
1
2
4
3
1
4
2
5
11
6
22
7
25
8
32
9
36
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
24
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
46
3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part opening
56
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
29
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
42
triple
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
62
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
42
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
22
notation and staves extended into margin
44
notation extended into margin
31
other
2
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
45
brown
17
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
61
Monophonic Notation
absent
48
present
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
26
poor
2
very high
23
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
14
pointers
7
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
35
signes-de-renvoi
49
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
English
1
Flemish
6
French
30
German
2
Italian
14
Latin
58
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
54
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
26
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
31
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
23
humanistic
3
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
27
poor
3
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
43
blue
2
brown
19
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
30
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
40
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
29
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
28
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
22
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
6
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
36
occasionally
12
often
8
rarely
14
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
13
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
17
normally
3
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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 II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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