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
Czech Republic
1
France
4
Germany
2
Great Britain
4
Italy
13
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
11
Burgundy
1
Cognac
1
Corbie
1
England
2
Eton
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
3
France
7
Germany (South)
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
15
Munich
1
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Paris
2
Pordenone
1
Rome
2
Savoy, France
1
St Gall
1
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
60
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
51
choirbook (fragment)
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
parchment
60
Format
upright
60
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
23
never
2
none visible
20
normally
7
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
16
dark brown
2
light brown
4
n/a
1
red
7
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
49
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
32
11
14
12
8
13
5
14
3
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
6
3
4
4
8
5
16
6
23
7
26
8
33
9
32
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
23
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
42
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
46
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
9
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
27
none
18
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
44
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
50
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
22
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
46
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
9
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
8
void mensural
52
Monophonic Notation
absent
51
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
23
poor
2
very high
26
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
8
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
Flemish
4
French
22
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
53
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
53
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
16
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
34
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
21
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
25
poor
1
very high
27
Colour of Text
black
47
blue
5
brown
13
gold
1
light brown
2
red
30
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
29
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
32
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
12
Painted Initials Frequency
always
8
never
3
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
21
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
22
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
7
historiated
6
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
29
occasionally
8
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
15
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
9
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
4
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
6
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Material: parchment
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
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