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
Austria
3
Belgium
8
France
3
Germany
4
Great Britain
3
Italy
15
Portugal
1
Spain
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
5
Catalonia
2
Cognac
1
Coimbra
1
England
1
Ferrara
6
Florence
6
France
1
Girona
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
3
Leipzig
1
London
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
6
Munich
3
Naples
2
Padua
1
Paris
1
Portugal
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
39
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
5
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
2
none visible
10
normally
9
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
13
dark brown
5
gold
2
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
32
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
4
10
17
11
9
12
4
13
2
2
7
3
6
4
10
5
12
6
18
7
16
8
19
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
23
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
41
3-part score
2
3-part single page
15
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
22
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
28
triple
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
20
other
2
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
3
gold
3
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
18
poor
1
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
12
pointers
7
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
3
Flemish
4
French
19
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
37
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
37
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
13
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
20
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
9
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
12
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
18
poor
4
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
16
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
often
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
18
occasionally
8
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
14
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
11
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 120 (olim D XII), Early 1520s, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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