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
France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Silesia
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Spain
3
Cities
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Cambrai
1
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Florence
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1
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Venice
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Verona
1
Windsor
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
19
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 (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
24
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
9
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
7
none visible
15
normally
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
single rastrum
22
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
4
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
4
4
7
5
5
6
9
7
6
8
10
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part score
2
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
21
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part opening
23
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
19
single
13
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
13
other
2
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
3
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
2
French
14
German
4
Italian
10
Latin
28
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
16
untexted
18
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
4
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
flourished
8
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
signa congruentiae
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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