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
6
France
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Germany
8
Great Britain
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Italy
21
Italy (North)
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Spain
4
Switzerland
12
Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
12
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
4
Cambrai
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Ferrara
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Florence
7
Fossombrone
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France
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10
Germany (South)
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Mechelen
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2
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1
Tarazona
3
Turin
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Venice
6
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
55
Printed work
14
Physical type
choirbook
39
choirbook (fragment(s))
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
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
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
single leaf
1
Material
paper
46
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
22
upright
47
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
n/a
14
never
11
none visible
22
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
6
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
17
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
6
single rastrum
41
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
25
11
10
12
6
13
2
14
2
2
5
3
7
4
17
5
20
6
34
7
19
8
22
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
29
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
48
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
28
single
48
triple
7
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
2
none
11
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
52
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
16
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
47
brown
20
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
67
Monophonic Notation
absent
64
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
14
n/a
14
poor
10
very high
8
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
21
custodes
1
end symbol
3
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
32
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
3
French
15
German
2
Italian
10
Latin
57
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
59
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
20
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
3
display script
9
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
5
rotonda
10
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
18
n/a
14
poor
9
very high
6
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
41
blue
1
brown
20
dark brown
4
grey
1
light brown
2
red
19
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
47
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
8
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
17
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
3
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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